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The Salt Lake City, Utah, Metropolitan Area
November 1969

Bulletin

1660-30




U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S R E G IO N A L O F F IC E S

Region II
Region I
341 Ninth Ave.
1603-B Federal Building
New York, N. Y. 10001
Government Center
Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212)
Boston, Mass. 02203
Phone: 223-6762 (Area Code 617)

Region III
406 Penn Square Building
1317 Filbert St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: 597-7796 (Area Code 215)

Region IV
Suite 540
1371 Peachtree St. NE.
Atlanta, Ga. 30309
Phone: 526-5418 (Area Code 404)

Region VI
Region V
219 South Dearborn St.
337 Mayflower Building
411 North Akard St.
Chicago, 111. 60604
Phone: 353-7230 (Area Code 312)
Dallas, Tex. 75201
Phone: 749-3516(Area Code 214)

Regions VII and VIII
Federal Office Building
911 Walnut St. , 10th Floor
Kansas City, Mo. 64106
Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816)

Regions IX and X
450 Golden Gate Ave.
Box 36017
San Francisco, Calif. 94102
Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415

* Regions VII and VIII will be serviced by Kansas City,
* * Regions IX and X will be serviced by San Francisco.


Area Wage Survey
The Salt Lake City, Utah, Metropolitan Area




November 1969

Bulletin 1660-30
M arch 1970

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
George P. Shultz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner

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Contents
Page

T h e B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s p r o g r a m of a n n u a l
o c c u p a t i o n a l w a g e s u r v e y s i*1 m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s i s d e ­
sig n e r! t o p r o v i d e d a t a on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s , a n d e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s . It
y ie ld s d etailed d ata by se le c te d in d u stry d iv isio n fo r each
of th e a r e a s s t u d i e d , f o r g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s , an d f o r the
U n ited S t a t e s .
A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in t h e p r o g r a m i s
th e n e e d f o r g r e a t e r i n s i g h t into (1) th e m o v e m e n t of w a g e s
b y o c c u p a t i o n a l c a t e g o r y a n d s k i l l l e v e l , a n d (2) th e s t r u c ­
t u r e and le v e l of w a g e s am o n g a r e a s and in d u s tr y d iv is io n s .

Introduction____________________________________________________________________
W age trends fo r s e le c te d occupational g r o u p s _____ ______________________
T a b les:
1. E stablishm ents and w o rk e rs w ithin scope of su rvey and
number studied_____________ __________________________________________
2. Indexes of standard w e e k ly s a la rie s and s tra ig h t-tim e
h ou rly earnings fo r sele c te d occupational grou ps, and
p ercen ts of in c re a s e fo r sele c te d p e rio d s _____ ___

A t t h e e n d of e a c h s u r v e y , a n i n d i v i d u a l a r e a b u l ­
letin p r e s e n t s s u r v e y r e s u lt s fo r each a r e a stu d ied . A fte r
c o m p l e t i o n o f a l l o f th e i n d i v i d u a l a r e a b u l l e t i n s f o r a r o u n d
of s u r v e y s , tw o s u m m a r y b u l l e t i n s a r e i s s u e d . T h e f i r s t
b r i n g s d a t a f o r e a c h of th e m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s s t u d i e d into
one b u l l e t i n .
The s e c o n d p r e s e n t s in fo r m a t io n w hich h a s
b e e n p r o j e c t e d f r o m i n d i v i d u a l m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a d a t a to
r e l a t e to g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s and the U n ited S t a t e s .
N i n e t y a r e a s c u r r e n t l y a r e i n c l u d e d in th e p r o ­
g r a m . In e a c h a r e a , i n f o r m a t i o n on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s
i s c o l l e c t e d a n n u a l l y a n d on e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d
su p p le m e n ta r y w age p r o v is io n s bien n ially .
T h i s b u l l e t i n p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s of t h e s u r v e y in
S a l t L a k e C i t y , U t a h , in N o v e m b e r 1969- T h e S t a n d a r d M e t ­
r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f i n e d b y t h e B u r e a u o f the
B u d g e t th ro u g h J a n u a r y 1968, c o n s i s t s of D a v is and S a lt
L a k e C o u n tie s. T h is stu d y w a s co n d u cted b y the B u r e a u 's
r e g i o n a l o f f i c e in K a n s a s C i t y , M o . , u n d e r t h e g e n e r a l
d ire c tio n o f E d w a r d C haiken, A s s i s t a n t R e g io n a l D ir e c to r
for O p e ratio n s.




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A.

Occupational earnings:
A - l . O ffic e occupations—m en and women_________________________
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A - 2. P r o fe s s io n a l and tech n ica l occupations—men------------------9
A -3 . O ffic e , p ro fe s s io n a l, and tech n ical occupations—
m en and w om en com b in ed _____________________________________ 10
A -4 . M aintenance and pow erplant occupations___________________
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A -5 . C ustodial and m a te ria l m ovem en t occupations _______________ 11

B.

E stablishm ent p ra c tic e s and supplem entary w age p ro visio n s:
B - l . M inim um entrance s a la rie s fo r w om en o ffic e w o r k e r s ___
B -2 . Shift d iffe r e n t ia ls _____________________________________________
B -3 . Scheduled w e e k ly h o u rs ______________________________________
B -4 . P a id h olid ays___________________________________________________
B -5 . P a id v a c a tio n s _________________________________________________
B -6 . H ealth, insurance, and pension plans_______________________
B -7 . Method of w age d eterm in ation and freq u en cy of
paym ent_______________________________________________________

Appendix.

O ccupational d e s c r ip tio n s ______________________________________

areas.

NOTE:
S im ila r tab u latio n s a r e a v a ila b le fo r
(See in sid e b a c k c o v e r.)

other

U n io n s c a l e s , i n d i c a t i v e o f p r e v a i l i n g p a y l e v e l s in
the S a lt L a k e C ity a r e a , a r e a l s o a v a ila b le f o r build in g
c o n s tr u c tio n ; p rin tin g ; l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e r a t in g e m p l o y e e s ;
and m o t o r t r u c k d r i v e r s , h e l p e r s , and a llie d o c c u p a tio n s.

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Area Wage Survey---The Salt Lake City, Utah, Metropolitan Area
Introduction
O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a r n in g s d a ta a r e shown fo r
f u ll- t im e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o se h ir e d to w o rk a r e g u l a r w ee k ly sc h e d u le
in t h e g i v e n o c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
E a rn in g s data exclu de p r e ­
m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , an d
late sh ifts.
N o n p r o d u c t i o n b o n u s e s a r e e x c l u d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g
a l lo w a n c e s and in cen tiv e e a r n in g s a r e in clu d ed . W here w e e k ly h o u r s
a r e r e p o r t e d , a s f o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s , r e f e r e n c e i s to the
s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k ( r o u n d e d t o the n e a r e s t h a l f h o u r) f o r w h i c h e m ­
p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e of p a y
fo r o v e r t im e at r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n ­
i n g s f o r t h e s e o c c u p a t i o n s h a v e b e e n r o u n d e d t o th e n e a r e s t h a l f d o l l a r .

T h i s a r e a i s 1 of 90 in w h i c h th e U . S . D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r ' s
B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s c o n d u c t s s u r v e y s of o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s
a n d r e l a t e d b e n e f i t s on an a r e a w i d e b a s i s . 1 In t h i s a r e a , d a t a w e r e
o b t a i n e d b y p e r s o n a l v i s i t s o f B u r e a u f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s to r e p r e s e n t ­
a t i v e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h in s i x b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s :
M anu­
f a c tu r in g ; t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th er p u b lic u t ilit ie s ;
w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; an d
se rv ice s.
M a jo r in d u stry g ro u p s excluded fro m th ese stu d ie s a re
g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t i o n s a n d th e c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d e x t r a c t i v e i n d u s t r i e s .
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g f e w e r t h a n a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r of w o r k e r s a r e
o m i t t e d b e c a u s e t h e y t e n d to f u r n i s h i n s u f f i c i e n t e m p l o y m e n t in the
o c c u p a tip n s stu d ie d to w a r r a n t in c lu sio n .
S e p a r a te tab u latio n s a r e
p r o v i d e d f o r e a c h of t h e b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w h i c h m e e t p u b l i ­
cation c r it e r ia .

The a v e r a g e s p re se n ted re fle c t co m p o site, areaw id e e s t i ­
m ates.
I n d u s t r i e s a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l a n d j o b
s t a f f i n g a n d , t h u s , c o n t r i b u t e d i f f e r e n t l y to t h e e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h j o b .
T h e p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p o b t a i n a b l e f r o m the a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
a c c u r a t e l y th e w a g e s p r e a d o r d i f f e r e n t i a l m a i n t a i n e d a m o n g j o b s in
i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . S i m i l a r l y , d i f f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y l e v ­
e l s f o r m e n a n d w o m e n in a n y of t h e s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s h o u l d
not b e a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y t r e a t m e n t of the s e x e s
w it h in i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
O th er p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s w hich m a y
c o n t r i b u t e t o d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y f o r m e n a n d w o m e n i n c l u d e :
D iffe r­
e n c e s in p r o g r e s s i o n w it h in e s t a b l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s i n c e o n l y th e
a c t u a l r a t e s p a i d i n c u m b e n t s a r e c o l l e c t e d ; a n d d i f f e r e n c e s in s p e c i f i c
d u t i e s p e r f o r m e d , a l t h o u g h th e w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a p p r o p r i a t e l y
w it h in the s a m e s u r v e y j o b d e s c r i p t i o n .
J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d in
c l a s s i f y i n g e m p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a l l y m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d
t h a n t h o s e u s e d in i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s an d a l l o w f o r m i n o r
d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e s p e c i f i c d u t i e s p e r f o r m e d .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c t e d on a s a m p l e b a s i s b e c a u s e of
th e u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t i n v o l v e d in s u r v e y i n g a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
To
o b t a i n o p t i m u m a c c u r a c y a t m i n i m u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n of
l a r g e t h a n of s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s s t u d i e d . In c o m b i n i n g t h e d a t a ,
h o w e v e r, a ll e s ta b lis h m e n t s a r e given th e ir a p p r o p r ia te w eight.
E s­
t i m a t e s b a s e d on the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d a r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e l a t i n g t o a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the i n d u s t r y g r o u p i n g a n d a r e a ,
e x c e p t f o r t h o s e b e l o w th e m i n i m u m s i z e s t u d i e d .
O ccu p atio n s and E a r n in g s
The o c c u p a tio n s s e l e c t e d fo r stu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y
o f m a n u f a c t u r i n g a n d n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s , a n d a r e of th e
follow in g t y p e s :
(1) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l ;
(3) m a i n t e n a n c e a n d p o w e r p l a n t ; a n d (4) c u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e ­
m ent.
O c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n i f o r m s e t o f j o b
d e s c r i p t i o n s d e s i g n e d t o t a k e a c c o u n t of i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r i a t i o n
in d u t i e s w it h in th e s a m e j o b .
The o c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r study
a r e l i s t e d a n d d e s c r i b e d in t h e a p p e n d i x . T h e e a r n i n g s d a t a f o l l o w i n g
th e j o b t i t l e s a r e f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s c o m b i n e d . E a r n i n g s d a t a f o r s o m e
o f th e o c c u p a t i o n s l i s t e d a n d d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s
w it h in o c c u p a t i o n s , a r e not p r e s e n t e d in the A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , b e c a u s e
e i t h e r (1) e m p l o y m e n t in t h e o c c u p a t i o n i s t o o s m a l l to p r o v i d e e n o u g h
d a t a t o m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r (2) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y of d i s c l o s u r e
of i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a .

O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t the t o t a l in
a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h in th e s c o p e of the s t u d y an d not th e n u m b e r
actually su rv ey ed .
B e c a u s e of d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e
a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , th e e s t i m a t e s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t o b ­
t a i n e d f r o m t h e s a m p l e of e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d s e r v e o n ly to i n d i c a t e
t h e r e l a t i v e i m p o r t a n c e of th e j o b s s t u d i e d .
T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in
o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e do not a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y t h e a c c u r a c y of th e
e a r n in g s data.
E s t a b l i s h m e n t P r a c t i c e s and S u p p le m e n ta r y W age P r o v i s i o n s
I n f o r m a t i o n i s p r e s e n t e d ( i n th e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) on s e l e c t e d

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Included in die 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New York State
e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n t a r y w ag e p r o v is io n s a s they
Department of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (office occu­
r e l a t e to p l a n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s .
A d m i n i s t r a t i v e , e x e c u t i v e , an d
pations only); Syracuse; and U tica—Rome. In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies
p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e s , an d c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k e r s w ho a r e u t i l i z e d
in 78 areas at the request of the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions of the U .S. De­
a s a s e p a r a te w ork fo rc e a r e excluded.
" P l a n t w o r k e r s " in c lu d e
partment of Labor.




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w o r k i n g f o r e m e n a n d a l l n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s (i n c l u d i n g l e a d m e n a n d t r a i n e e s ) e n g a g e d in n o n o f f i c e f u n c t i o n s .
"O ffice w o r k e r s "
in clu d e w o rk in g s u p e r v i s o r s and n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g
c l e r i c a l or re la te d fun ction s.
C a f e t e r i a w o r k e r s and r o u te m e n a r e
e x c l u d e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s , but i n c l u d e d in n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g
in d u stries.
M in im u m e n tr a n c e s a l a r i e s fo r w o m e n o ffic e w o r k e r s (table
B - l ) r e l a t e o n l y to th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s v i s i t e d . B e c a u s e o f th e o p t i m u m
s a m p l i n g t e c h n i q u e s u s e d , a n d the p r o b a b i l i t y t h a t l a r g e e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n ts a r e m o r e lik e ly to h ave f o r m a l e n tr a n c e r a t e s f o r w o r k e r s
a b o v e the s u b c l e r i c a l l e v e l t h a n s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , the t a b l e i s
m o r e - r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of p o l i c i e s in m e d i u m a n d l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .

S h i f t d i f f e r e n t i a l d a t a ( t a b l e B - 2 ) a r e l i m i t e d to p l a n t w o r k e r s
in m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s .
T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n i s p r e s e n t e d b o th in
t e r m s of (1) e s t a b l i s h m e n t p o l i c y , 2 p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s of t o t a l p l a n t
w o r k e r e m p l o y m e n t , a n d (2) e f f e c t i v e p r a c t i c e , p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s
of w o r k e r s a c t u a l l y e m p l o y e d on th e s p e c i f i e d s h i f t a t t h e t i m e of the
survey.
In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g v a r i e d d i f f e r e n t i a l s , the a m o u n t
a p p l y i n g to a m a j o r i t y w a s u s e d o r , if no a m o u n t a p p l i e d to a m a j o r i t y ,
th e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n " o t h e r " w a s u s e d . In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in w h i c h s o m e
la t e - sh ift h o u rs a r e paid at n o r m a l r a t e s , a d iffe r e n tia l w a s r e c o r d e d
o n l y if it a p p l i e d to a m a j o r i t y of th e s h i f t h o u r s .
T h e s c h e d u l e d w e e k l y h o u r s ( t a b l e B - 3 ) o f a m a j o r i t y of the
f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t a r e t a b u l a t e d a s a p p l y i n g to
a l l of the p l a n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s of t h a t e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
Sch ed uled
w e e k l y h o u r s a r e t h o s e w h i c h f u l l - t i m e e m p l o y e e s w e r e e x p e c t e d to
w o rk , w hether they w e r e p a id fo r at s t r a ig h t - t im e or o v e r tim e r a t e s .
P a id h o lid a y s; p aid v a c a tio n s ; h ealth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n sio n
p l a n s ; an d f r e q u e n c y o f w a g e p a y m e n t ( t a b l e s B - 4 t h r o u g h B - 7 )
a r e t r e a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l l y on th e b a s i s t h a t t h e s e a r e a p p l i c a b l e to a l l
p l a n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s if a m a j o r i t y of s u c h w o r k e r s a r e e l i g i b l e o r
m a y e v e n t u a l l y q u a l i f y f o r th e p r a c t i c e s l i s t e d .
S u m s of in dividual
i t e m s in t a b l e s B - 2 t h r o u g h B - 7 m a y not e q u a l t o t a l s b e c a u s e of
rounding.
D a t a on p a i d h o l i d a y s ( t a b l e B - 4 ) a r e l i m i t e d to d a t a on h o l i ­
d a y s g r a n t e d a n n u a l l y on a f o r m a l b a s i s ; i . e . , (1) a r e p r o v i d e d f o r
in w r i t t e n f o r m , o r (2) h a v e b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d b y c u s t o m .
H o lid ay s
o r d i n a r i l y g r a n t e d a r e i n c l u d e d e v e n th o u g h t h e y m a y f a l l on a n o n ­
w o r k d a y a n d t h e w o r k e r i s not g r a n t e d a n o t h e r d a y o ff.
The fir s t

p a r t of th e p a i d h o l i d a y s t a b l e p r e s e n t s th e n u m b e r of w h o l e a n d h a l f
h o lid a y s a c t u a lly g r a n t e d . The se c o n d p a r t c o m b in e s w hole and h alf
h o l i d a y s t o sh o w t o t a l h o l i d a y t i m e .
The s u m m a r y of v a c a t io n p la n s (table B -5 ) i s lim it e d to a
s t a t i s t i c a l m e a s u r e of v a c a t i o n p r o v i s i o n s .
It i s n ot i n t e n d e d a s a
m e a s u r e o f th e p r o p o r t i o n of w o r k e r s a c t u a l l y r e c e i v i n g s p e c i f i c b e n e ­
f i t s . P r o v i s i o n s of a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t f o r a l l l e n g t h s o f s e r v i c e w e r e
t a b u l a t e d a s a p p l y i n g t o a l l p l a n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s of t h e e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n t , r e g a r d l e s s of l e n g t h of s e r v i c e .
P r o v i s i o n s f o r p a y m e n t on
o t h e r t h a n a t i m e b a s i s w e r e c o n v e r t e d to a t i m e b a s i s ; f o r e x a m p l e ,
a p a y m e n t of 2 p e r c e n t of a n n u a l e a r n i n g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d a s th e e q u i v ­
a l e n t o f 1 w e e k ' s p a y . E s t i m a t e s e x c l u d e v a c a t i o n - s a v i n g s p l a n s an d
t h o s e w hich o ffe r " e x t e n d e d " or " s a b b a t i c a l " b e n e f its beyon d b a s i c
p l a n s t o w o r k e r s w ith q u a l i f y i n g l e n g t h s o f s e r v i c e . T y p i c a l of s u c h
e x c l u s i o n s a r e p l a n s in t h e s t e e l , a l u m i n u m , an d c a n i n d u s t r i e s .
D a t a on h e a l t h , i n s u r a n c e , a n d p e n s i o n p l a n s ( t a b l e B - 6 ) i n ­
c l u d e t h o s e p l a n s f o r w h i c h t h e e m p l o y e r p a y s a t l e a s t a p a r t of the
c o s t . Su ch p la n s in clu d e t h o s e u n d e r w r it te n by a c o m m e r c i a l in s u r a n c e
c o m p a n y a n d t h o s e p r o v i d e d t h r o u g h a u n io n fu n d o r p a i d d i r e c t l y b y
th e e m p l o y e r out of c u r r e n t o p e r a t i n g f u n d s o r f r o m a fu n d s e t a s i d e
fo r this p u r p o se .
A n e s t a b l i s h m e n t w a s c o n s i d e r e d to h a v e a p l a n
if th e m a j o r i t y of e m p l o y e e s w a s e l i g i b l e t o b e c o v e r e d u n d e r the
p l a n , e v e n if l e s s t h a n a m a j o r i t y e l e c t e d t o p a r t i c i p a t e b e c a u s e e m ­
p l o y e e s w e r e r e q u i r e d to c o n t r i b u t e t o w a r d th e c o s t of th e p l a n .
Le­
g a lly r e q u ir e d p la n s, such a s w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n sa tio n , s o c ia l s e ­
c u r i t y , an d r a i l r o a d r e t i r e m e n t w e r e e x c l u d e d .
S i c k n e s s a n d a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e i s l i m i t e d t o t h a t t y p e of
i n s u r a n c e u n d e r w hich p r e d e t e r m i n e d c a s h p a y m e n t s a r e m a d e d i r e c t l y
t o th e i n s u r e d d u r i n g i l l n e s s o r a c c i d e n t d i s a b i l i t y .
In fo rm atio n is
p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l s u c h p l a n s to w h i c h t h e e m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t e s .
How­
e v e r , in N ew Y o r k a n d N e w J e r s e y , w h i c h h a v e e n a c t e d t e m p o r a r y
d i s a b i l i t y i n s u r a n c e la w s w hich r e q u i r e e m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s , 3 p la n s
a r e i n c l u d e d o n ly if th e e m p l o y e r (1) c o n t r i b u t e s m o r e t h a n i s l e g a l l y
r e q u i r e d , o r (2) p r o v i d e s the e m p l o y e e w it h b e n e f i t s w h i c h e x c e e d the
r e q u i r e m e n t s of the l a w .
T a b u la tio n s of p a id s i c k le a v e p la n s a r e
l i m i t e d to f o r m a l p l a n s 4 w h i c h p r o v i d e f u l l p a y o r a p r o p o r t i o n o f the
w o r k e r ' s p a y d u r i n g a b s e n c e f r o m w o r k b e c a u s e of i l l n e s s .
Separate
t a b u l a t i o n s a r e p r e s e n t e d a c c o r d i n g t o (1) p l a n s w h i c h p r o v i d e f u l l p a y
a n d no w a i t i n g p e r i o d , a n d (2) p l a n s w h i c h p r o v i d e e i t h e r p a r t i a l p a y
o r a w a i t i n g p e r i o d . In a d d i t i o n t o t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e p r o p o r t i o n s
o f w o r k e r s w ho a r e p r o v i d e d s i c k n e s s a n d a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e o r p a i d
s i c k l e a v e , a n u n d u p l i c a t e d t o t a l i s s h o w n of w o r k e r s w ho r e c e i v e
e i t h e r o r b o th t y p e s of b e n e f i t s .

2
An establishment was considered as having a policy if it met either of the following con­
The temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do not require employer
ditions: (1) Operated late shifts at the time of the survey, or (2) had formal provisions covering
contributions.
late shifts. An establishment was considered as having formal provisions if it (1) had operated late
An establishment was considered as having a formal plan if it established at least the
shifts during the 12 months prior to the survey, or (2) had provisions in written form for operating
minimum number of days of sick leave available to each employee. Such a plan need not be
late shifts.
written, but informal sick leave allowances, determined on an individual basis, were excluded.




3
M a jo r m e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e in c lu d e s th o s e p la n s w hich a r e d e ­
s i g n e d to p r o t e c t e m p l o y e e s i n c a s e o f s i c k n e s s an d i n j u r y i n v o l v i n g
e x p e n s e s b e y o n d th e c o v e r a g e o f b a s i c h o s p i t a l i z a t i o n , m e d i c a l , and
s u r g ic a l p lan s.
M e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e r e f e r s to p l a n s p r o v i d i n g f o r c o m ­
plete or p a r t ia l paym en t of d o c t o r s ' f e e s .
Such p lan s m a y be u n d e r ­
w r i t t e n by c o m m e r c i a l i n s u r a n c e c o m p a n i e s o r n o n p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n s
o r t h e y m a y b e p a i d f o r b y the e m p l o y e r out o f a fun d s e t a s i d e f o r
this p u r p o se .
T a b u l a t i o n s o f r e t i r e m e n t p e n s i o n p l a n s a r e l i m i t e d to
t h o s e p l a n s t h a t p r o v i d e r e g u l a r p a y m e n t s f o r the r e m a i n d e r o f the
w o r k e r 's life.
M e t h o d of w a g e d e t e r m i n a t i o n ( t a b l e B - 7 ) r e l a t e s to b a s i c
t y p e s of r a t e s t r u c t u r e f o r w o r k e r s p a i d u n d e r v a r i o u s t i m e a n d i n ­
c e n t i v e s y s t e m s . U n d e r a s i n g l e r a t e s t r u c t u r e th e s a m e r a t e i s p a i d
t o a l l e x p e r i e n c e d w o r k e r s in th e s a m e j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . A n i n d i v i d ­
u al w o r k e r o c c a s i o n a l l y m a y be paid a b o v e o r b elow the s in g le r a te




f o r s p e c i a l r e a s o n s , but s u c h p a y m e n t s a r e e x c e p t i o n s . A r a n g e - o f r a t e s p l a n s p e c i f i e s th e m i n i m u m a n d / o r m a x i m u m r a t e p a i d e x p e r i ­
e n c e d w o r k e r s f o r th e s a m e j o b . I n f o r m a t i o n a l s o i s p r o v i d e d on the
m e t h o d of p r o g r e s s i o n t h r o u g h th e r a n g e . In th e a b s e n c e of a f o r m a l
r a t e s t r u c t u r e , th e q u a l i f i c a t i o n s o f the i n d i v i d u a l w o r k e r d e t e r m i n e
th e p a y r a t e . I n f o r m a t i o n on t y p e s of i n c e n t i v e p l a n s i s p r o v i d e d o n ly
f o r p l a n t w o r k e r s b e c a u s e of th e lo w i n c i d e n c e o f s u c h p l a n s f o r o f f i c e
w orkers.
U nder a p ie c e w o r k s y s t e m , a p r e d e t e r m i n e d r a te is paid
f o r e a c h un it of o u tp u t. P r o d u c t i o n b o n u s e s a r e b a s e d o n p r o d u c t i o n
o v e r a q u o t a o r c o m p l e t i o n of a j o b in l e s s t h a n s t a n d a r d t i m e .
Com ­
p e n s a t i o n on a c o m m i s s i o n b a s i s r e p r e s e n t s p a y m e n t s b a s e d on a
p e r c e n t a g e of v a l u e of s a l e s , o r on a c o m b i n a t i o n of a s t a t e d s a l a r y
plus a p e rce n tag e .
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1 T h e S a l t L a k e C it y S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l it a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f in e d b y th e B u r e a u o f th e B u d g e t t h r o u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , c o n s i s t s o f D a v i s a n d S a l t L a k e C o u n t ie s . T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in
s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s sh o w n in t h is t a b le p r o v i d e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e s i z e a n d c o m p o s it io n o f th e l a b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y .
T h e e s t i m a t e s a r e n o t in te n d e d ,
h o w e v e r , t o s e r v e a s a b a s i s o f c o m p a r i s o n w ith o t h e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s f o r th e a r e a t o m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n c e (1) p la n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s th e u s e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t
d a t a c o m p ile d c o n s i d e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f th e p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d i e d , a n d (2) s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1 9 6 7 e d it i o n o f th e S t a n d a r d I n d u s t r i a l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n .
3 I n c lu d e s a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t a t o r a b o v e th e m in im u m l i m it a t io n . A l l o u t le t s (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in s u c h i n d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , f i n a n c e , a u t o r e p a i r s e r v i c e ,
a n d m o tio n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
4 I n c l u d e s e x e c u t i v e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , a n d o th e r w o r k e r s e x c l u d e d f r o m th e s e p a r a t e p la n t a n d o f f ic e c a t e g o r i e s .
5 T a x i c a b s a n d s e r v i c e s in c id e n t a l to w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n w e r e e x c l u d e d .
6 T h is in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g " in th e S e r i e s A t a b l e s , a n d f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " in th e S e r i e s B t a b l e s . S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n
o f d a t a f o r t h i s d i v i s i o n i s n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o llo w in g r e a s o n s : (1) E m p lo y m e n t in th e d i v i s i o n i s to o s m a l l to p r o v i d e en o u g h d a t a to m e r i t s e p a r a t e s t u d y , (2) th e s a m p l e w a s not
d e s i g n e d i n i t i a l l y to p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , (3) r e s p o n s e w a s i n s u f f ic ie n t o r in a d e q u a t e t o p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , a n d (4) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a .
7 W o r k e r s f r o m t h is e n t ir e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n a r e r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g " in th e S e r i e s A t a b l e s , b u t f r o m th e r e a l e s t a t e p o r t io n o n ly in e s t i m a t e s
f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " in th e S e r i e s B t a b l e s . S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f d a t a f o r t h i s d i v i s i o n i s n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f th e r e a s o n s g iv e n in fo o tn o te 6 a b o v e .
8 H o te ls and m o t e l s ; l a u n d r ie s and oth er p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b ile r e p a i r , r e n ta l, and p a r k in g ; m o tio n p i c t u r e s ; nonp rofit m e m b e r s h i p o r g a n i z a t io n s (ex clu d in g r e lig io u s
and ch a rita b le o rga n iz a tio n s); and en gin eerin g and a r c h ite c tu r a l s e r v i c e s .




A l m o s t t w o - f if t h s o f th e w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y in th e S a l t L a k e C ity
a r e a w e r e e m p l o y e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g f i r m s .
T h e fo llo w in g p r e s e n t s th e m a j o r in d u s t r y
g ro u p s an d s p e c ific in d u s tr ie s a s a p e r c e n t of a ll m a n u fa c tu rin g :
In d u str y g ro u p s

Ordnance and a c c e s s o r ie s ___ _ 15
Food and kindred p ro d u c ts------ 12
M achinery, except e le ctr ic a l__ 11
P rim a r y m etal in d u str ie s_____ 11
T ran sp ortation equipm ent------- 11
F a b ric a te d m etal p ro d u c ts____ 7
P rintin g and publishing-------------7
A pparel and other textile
p ro d u cts______________________ 5
E le c tric a l equipment and
su p p lie s---------------------------- 5

S p e c ific in d u s tr ie s

O rdnance______________________ 15
P rim a r y nonferrous m etals .... 10
A i r c r a f t a n d p a r t s ---------------------- 9

F a b ric a te d stru ctu ral m etal
p ro d u cts----------------------------- 6
Construction and related
m achinery------------------------- 5

Th is inform ation is b ased on e stim a te s of total employment derived from un iverse
m a te ria ls com piled p rio r to actual survey . P rop ortion s in vario u s industry d ivision s m ay
differ from p roportion s b ased on the r e su lts of the survey a s shown in table 1 above.

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
P r e s e n t e d in t a b l e 2 a r e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ,
a n d in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s o f s e l e c t e d p l a n t w o r k e r g r o u p s .
The in d e x e s
a r e a m e a s u r e of w a g e s a t a g i v e n t i m e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t of
w a g e s d u r i n g the b a s e p e r i o d ( d a t e o f the a r e a s u r v e y c o n d u c t e d
b e t w e e n J u l y I 9 6 0 a n d J u n e 1 9 6 1 ).
S u b t r a c t i n g 100 f r o m the i n d e x
y i e l d s th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e in w a g e s f r o m th e b a s e p e r i o d to the
d a t e of the i n d e x .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e o r i n c r e a s e r e l a t e to
w a g e c h a n g e s b e t w e e n the i n d i c a t e d d a t e s .
These e stim a te s are
m e a s u r e s o f c h a n g e in a v e r a g e s f o r th e a r e a ; t h e y a r e not i n t e n d e d
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p a y c h a n g e s in the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the a r e a .

F o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , the w a g e
t r e n d s r e l a t e to r e g u l a r w e e k l y s a l a r i e s f o r the n o r m a l w o r k w e e k ,
e x c lu s iv e of e a r n in g s fo r o v e r tim e .
F o r p l a n t w o r k e r g r o u p s , th e y
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s , e x c l u d i n g
p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , an d
late s h ifts.
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e .d on d a t a f o r s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u ­
p a t i o n s a n d i n c l u d e m o s t o f the n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t j o b s w ith in
each group.
L im ita tio n s of D ata

Method of C om p u tin g
E a c h o f the s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u p a t i o n s w it h in a n o c c u p a t i o n a l
g r o u p w a s a s s i g n e d a w e i g h t b a s e d on i t s p r o p o r t i o n a t e e m p l o y m e n t
in the o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p .
T h e se co n sta n t w eights r e fle c t b a s e y e a r
em ploym en ts w h erev er p o ssib le .
The a v e r a g e (m ean ) e a r n in g s fo r
e a c h o c c u p a t i o n w e r e m u l t i p l i e d b y th e o c c u p a t i o n a l w e i g h t , a n d the
p r o d u c t s f o r a l l o c c u p a t i o n s in th e g r o u p w e r e t o t a l e d . T h e a g g r e g a t e s
f o r 2 c o n s e c u t i v e y e a r s w e r e r e l a t e d b y d i v i d i n g the a g g r e g a t e f o r
the l a t e r y e a r by the a g g r e g a t e f o r the e a r l i e r y e a r .
The re su lta n t
r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t , s h o w s th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e . . T h e i n d e x
i s th e p r o d u c t o f m u l t i p l y i n g the b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (100) b y th e r e l a t i v e
f o r the n e x t s u c c e e d i n g y e a r a n d c o n t i n u i n g to m u l t i p l y (c o m p o u n d )
e a c h y e a r ' s r e l a t i v e b y the p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s i n d e x .
A v e ra g e e arn in g s
f o r the f o l l o w i n g o c c u p a t i o n s w e r e u s e d in c o m p u t i n g the w a g e t r e n d s :

T h e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s of
c h a n g e in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e i n f l u e n c e d by:
(1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y a n d
w a g e c h a n g e s , (2) m e r i t o r o t h e r i n c r e a s e s in p a y r e c e i v e d b y i n d i ­
v i d u a l w o r k e r s w h ile in the s a m e j o b , a n d (3) c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e
w a g e s due to c h a n g e s in the l a b o r f o r c e r e s u l t i n g f r o m l a b o r t u r n ­
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s i o n s , f o r c e r e d u c t i o n s , a n d c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r ­
t i o n s o f w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d b y e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith d i f f e r e n t p a y l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s in the l a b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the
o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e s w ith o u t a c t u a l w a g e c h a n g e s .
It i s c o n c e i v a b l e
t h a t e v e n t h o u g h a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in a n a r e a g a v e w a g e i n c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w ag e s m a y have declin ed b e c a u s e lo w e r-p a y in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts
e n t e r e d the a r e a o r e x p a n d e d t h e i r w o r k f o r c e s .
S im ilarly , w ages
m a y h a v e r e m a i n e d r e l a t i v e l y c o n s t a n t , y e t th e a v e r a g e s f o r a n a r e a
m a y have r is e n c o n s id e r a b ly b e c a u s e h ig h e r-p ay in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts
e n t e r e d the a r e a .

O ffic e c l e r ic a l (m e n a n d w o m en ): O ffic e c l e r ic a l ( m e n an d w o m e n )— S k i lle d m a in te n a n c e (m e n ):
C o n tin u ed
B o o k k e e p in g - m a c h in e
C a rp e n te rs
o p e ra to rs, c la s s B
S e c r e ta r ie s
E le c t r ic ia n s
C lerics, a c c o u n tin g , c la s se s
S te n o g ra p h e rs, g e n e r a l
M a ch in ists
A an d B
S te n o g ra p h e rs, se n io r
M e c h a n ic s
S w itc h b o a rd o p e ra to rs, c la s se s
Clerics, f i l e , c la s se s
M e c h a n ic s ( a u t o m o tiv e )
A , B, and C
A and B
P a in ters
C lerics, o rd er
T a b u la t in g - m a c h in e o p e ra to rs,
P ip e fitte rs
C lerics, p a y ro ll
c la s s B
T o o l a n d d ie m a k e rs
C o m p to m e te r o p e ra to rs
T y p is ts, c la s s e s A a n d B
K e y p u n ch o p e ra to rs, c la s se s
U n sk ille d p la n t (m e n ):
A an d B
In d u stria l nurses ( m e n and w o m en ):
Ja n ito r s , p o rte rs, and c le a n e r s
O ffic e boys an d g irls
N u rses, in d u stria l (r e g is te r e d )
L ab o re rs, m a t e r ia l h a n d lin g




T h e u s e o f c o n s t a n t e m p l o y m e n t w e i g h t s e l i m i n a t e s the e f f e c t
of c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r t i o n of w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h j o b i n ­
c l u d e d in the d a t a .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e r e f l e c t o n ly c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e p a y .for s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s .
T h e y a r e not i n f l u e n c e d by
c h a n g e s in s t a n d a r d w o r k s c h e d u l e s , a s s u c h , o r b y p r e m i u m p a y
for o v e rtim e .
W h e r e n e c e s s a r y , d a t a w e r e a d j u s t e d to r e m o v e f r o m
the i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e a n y s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t c a u s e d
b y c h a n g e s in the s c o p e of the s u r v e y .

5

6

T a b l e 2. I n d e x e s o f S t a n d a r d W e e k l y S a l a r i e s a n d S t r a i g h t - T i m e H o u r l y E a r n i n g s f o r S e l e c t e d O c c u p a t i o n a l G r o u p s in
S a l t L a k e C i t y , U t a h , N o v e m b e r 1969 a n d D e c e m b e r 1 9 6 8 , a n d P e r c e n t s o f I n c r e a s e f o r S e l e c t e d P e r i o d s
A ll in d u s tr ie s
O ffice
clerical
(m en and
women)

P erio d

In d u strial
n urses
( m e n an d
women)

M an u factu rin g

S k ille d
m a in ten a n ce
trades
(m e n )

U n sk illed
plan t
w orkers
(m e n )

O ffice
clerical
(m en and
women)

In dustrial
nurses
( m e n an d
women)

S k ille d
m a in ten a n ce
trades
(m e n )

U n sk illed
plant
w orkers
(m e n )

I n d e x e s ( D e c e m b e r 1960=100)
N o v e m b e r 1 9 6 9 ___ ______________________
D e c e m b e r 1 9 6 8 ___________________________

1 41.4
135. 8

(*)
C )

143. 5
135. 6

135. 0
131. 2

(!)
()

(!)
()

136. 3
129- 7

137. 3
133. 6

5.
5.
1.
2.
2.
2.
3.
3.
5.

2.
4.
3.
4.
7.
1.
3.
2.
2.

P e rc e n ts of in c re a se
D ecem ber
D ecem ber
D ecem ber
D ecem ber
D ecem ber
D ecem ber
D ecem ber
D ecem ber
D ecem ber

1

1968
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
I960

to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to

N ovem ber
D ecem ber
D ecem ber
D ecem ber
D ecem ber
D ecem ber
D ecem ber
D ecem ber
D ecem ber

1 9 6 9 ______
1 9 6 8 ______
1 9 6 7 ______
1 9 6 6 -------1 9 6 5 ______
1 9 6 4 -------1 9 6 3 -------1 9 6 2 -------1 9 6 1 --------

4.
5.
4.
1.
4.
3.
2.
4.
5.

D a t a do not m e e t p u b l i c a t i o n c r i t e r i a .




2
0
7
2
6
1
8
6
3

()
()
()
()
()
()
( )
()
( )

5.
5.
2.
3.
3.
3.
3.
3.
4.

8
5
9
6
3
8
5
4
9

2 9
5. 1
6. 8
1 .4
3. 7
2 6
2. 8
.8
4. 3

()

()
()

()

()
()

()

(!)

()

()
()

()
()
C )

2. 4

4. 2

( )
( )

1
2
8
8
7
6
1
1
1

7
0
5
4
1
7
8
7
4

7
A. Occupational Earnings
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w eekly h o u r s and e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u stry d iv isio n , S a lt L a k e C ity , U tah, N o v e m b e r 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

?
55

weekly

S e x , o c c u p a t i o n , an d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

( standard)

C L E R K S , 0 R U E R --------------------------N ON M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------OFFICE

BO YS

60.0
6 0 .0
6 0 .0

101
79

60 .0
6 0 .0

$

$

132.5 0
163.0 0
1 2 8 .5 0

132.0 0
1 5 7 .5 0
1 3 0 .5 0

1 1 5 .0 0

120.5 0

112.00

10 2 .0 0

B I L L E R S , M AC H I N E ( B I L L I N G
M AC H I N E I ------------------------------------------

9 6 .5 0 9 6 .5 0 -

75

80

85

65

70

75

80

85

90

7 8.00
7 5 .0 0

7 6.00
7 3.00

7 1 .0 0 7 0 .5 0 -

B O O K K E EP IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R S ,
C L A S S A -------------------------------------------N ON M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

6 0 .0
6 0 .0

1 01.50
1 0 1 .5 0

100.00
100.00

9 2 .5 0 9 2 .5 0 -

B O O K K E EP IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R S ,
C L A S S B -------------------------------------------N ON M AN U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

3 9 .5
3 9 .0

80.0 0
8 0 .0 0

8 0 .5 0
80.0 0

7 5 .5 0 7 6 .0 0 -

C L E R K S , ACCO U N T IN G, C L A S S A —
M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------N ON M AN U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

3 9 .5
6 0 .0
3 9 .0

116 .0 0
107 .5 0
1 1 7 .0 0

113.0 0
9 8 .0 0
1 1 6 .0 0

C L E R K S , A CCO U N T IN G , C L A S S B —
M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------N ON M AN U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

6 0 .0
6 0 .0
6 0 .0

8 3 .0 0
9 6 .5 0
81.0 0

8 3 .0 0
9 3 .0 0
8 2 .0 0

7 6 .5 0 8 5 .0 0 75 .0 0 -

9 1.00
1 0 7 .0 0
8 8 .0 0

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S B ---------------N O N M A N U F AC TU R I NG ---------------------

6 0 .0
6 0 .0

86.00
7 9.00

79 .5 0
7 7.00

7 6 .0 0 7 3 .0 0 -

9 5 .0 0
8 2.50

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S C ----------------N O N M A N U F AC TU R I NG ---------------------

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

70.5 0
7 0 .5 0

6 9 .0 0
6 9.00

6 6 .5 0 6 6 .5 0 -

7 3 .5 0
7 3.50

C L E R K S , O R DE R --------------------------------N O N M A N U F AC TU R I NG ---------------------

3 9 .5
3 9 .0

83.5 0
86.5 0

87.0 0

88.00

6 8 .5 0 6 5 .0 0 -

9 2.00
9 3.00

C L E R K S , P A Y R O L L ----------------------------N O N M A N U F AC TU R I NG ---------------------

6 0 .0
3 9 .5

106.0 0
110 .5 0

1 0 3 .0 0
1 1 1 .5 0

6 9 .5 0 9 9 .0 0 -

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

8 6 .0 0
8 6 .0 0

8 6 .0 0
8 6 .0 0

7 5 .5 0 7 6 .0 0 -

120

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

130

— I----- i -------1

i
135

8 2 .5 0
8 0 .0 0

1 1 2 .5 0
112.5 0

86.00
86.00

1 0 0 .5 0 -1 2 9 .0 0
9 2 .5 0 - 125.0 0
1 C 8 .0 0 -1 2 9 .5 0

122 .5 0
1 2 7 .0 0
9 1 .5 0
9 1.50

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

130

135

140

140

150

160

170

”

—

“

and

150

160

170

over

3

13

2

11
2

7
5

6 7 .5 0 -1 0 7 .5 0

123

90

1

8 1 .5 0

3 9 .5
3 9 .5




70

129.0 0
129.0 0

B I L L E R S , M AC H I N E ( B O O K K E E P I N G
M A C H I N E ) ----------------------------------------N ON M AN U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

S e e fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le .

65

N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w eekly e a r n in g s of—
5
$
i
$
I
$
I
i
i
I
i

5

1 2 0 .5 0 -1 6 5 .5 0
1 2 3 .0 0 166.5 0
1 1 9 .0 0 1 6 0 . OC

7 2 .0 0 -

-------------------------------

C OM PTOME TE R O P E R A T O R S ----------------N O N M A N U F AC TU R I NG ---------------------

60

I

u n d er
60

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G , C L A S S A
M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N ON M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------

*

i

1
32




Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, Salt Lake City, Utah, N o v e m b e r 1969)
N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of—
*
weekly
hours1
( standard)

F

Median 2

Middle range 2

Ill
96

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

$
1 0 0.00
99 .5 0

$
9 8 .5 0
96.0 0

$
$
8 9 .0 0 -1 0 8 .5 0
8 8 .0 0 -1 0 8 .5 0

261
53
20 8
37

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0

85 .0 0
90.5 0
83 .5 0
99.0 0

83 .5 0
89.5 0
81 .0 0
1 0 3.50

7 6 .0 0 - 9 4 .5 0
8 5 .5 0 - 98.0 0
7 4 .5 0 - 93.0 0
7 9 .5 0 -1 0 9 .0 0

48
47

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

74.5 0
74.5 0

73.0 0
7 2 .5 0

59 1
160
431
198

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0

112 .5 0
118.00
110.50
1 1 2.50

55
47

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

83
77
33
179
58

t

$

S

t

$

$

t

$

t

$

$

$

$

*

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

10 0

105

110

115

120

1 25

1 30

13 5

140

150

160

1 ---1 70

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

n o

1 15

120

125

1 30

135

1 40

150

1 60

170

over

~

-

-

4
4

2
2

8
8

18
17

15
15

13
11

9
4

21
18

7
4

6
5

1
1

-

1
1

-

6
6

-

-

-

-

-

"

-

-

2

20

34
2
32
5

34
18
16
1

23
7
16

30
8
22

3
2
1
1

_
-

1
1
-

_
-

1
1
1

4
4
4

-

-

-

-

1
1
1

_

5
6
3

11
1
10
10

_

2
“

52
8
44
11

_

-

34
1
33
“

-

-

-

3

_

2
2

_

_

-

1
1

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

“

“

42
9

36
12
24
12

26
9
17

55

29
8
21
15

24
10
14

3

57
14
43
14

29
7
22
6

49
24
25
19

24
8
16
12

15
3
12
8

4
2
2
2

4
4

_

4
4

16
16

-

3
3

-

_

-

3
1

1

4

10
10
3

4
4
3

12
12
9

_
-

-

55
Mean2

$

$

$

$

an d
under

an d

20

~

n

-

-

81.0 0
8 1 .0 0

_

12
12

2
2

19
19

2
2

7
6

3

“

113 .5 0
119 .0 0
109 .5 0
1 1 1 .0 0

9 2 .0 0 -1 2 9 .5 0
1 0 0 .0 0 -1 3 8 .5 0
9 2 .0 0 -1 2 6 .0 0
9 1 .0 0 -1 3 3 .0 0

_
-

_
-

4
~
4
4

15
~
15
8

21
18
8

38
15
23
16

36
13
23
8

79
8
71
36

8
1
7

115.50
115.00

1 1 7 . 0C
1 1 7 .0 0

9 5 .0 0 -1 2 9 .0 0
1 0 2 .5 0 -1 2 7 .0 0

-

_

_

_

-

_

“

10
10

-

-

4
“

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 1 9.00
1 1 9.00
1 2 3.50

1 2 0.00
119.50
1 2 2 .5 0

1 0 2 .0 0 -1 3 8 .0 0
1 0 0 .5 0 -1 3 9 .0 0
1 0 0 .0 0 -1 5 1 .0 0

_

_
-

_

-

~

-

13
13
4

1
1
-

5
5

9
7
4

1
1

8
8
4

12
10
2

-

3
i
-

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0

124.00
127 .5 0
1 2 2 . CO
1 3 2.50

122 .0 0
1 3 1.00
121 .0 0
127 .5 0

1 0 7 .5 0 -1 4 1 .5 0
1 0 9 .5 0 -1 4 7 .5 0
1 0 7 .0 0 -1 3 1 .0 0
1 2 1 . 5 0 - 1 5 0 . 0C

-

_
-

_
-

1
1
“

-

4
4

9
4
5

4
i
3

16
1
15
3

15
3
12

-

4
2
2
“

14
4
10
2

10
2
8
i

29
6
23
9

14
2
12
11

5
3
2
2

6
i
5
3

23
16
7
2

8
5
3
2

13
2
11
7

4
2
2
2

1 0 2.50
9 4 .5 0
1 1 1.50 1 1 4 .5 0
92.0 0
9 8 .5 0
1 0 0 . 5C
92.5 0

8 5 .0 0 -1 2 0 .5 0
9 1 .5 0 -1 2 8 .0 0
8 3 .0 0 -1 1 6 .5 0
8 3 .0 0 -1 1 9 .5 0

_

-

4
4
4

14
~
14
8

21
3
18
8

29
11
18
12

28
7
21
8

47
4
43
32

3
3

17
8
9
“

2
7

7

5
5

2
1

23
12
11
5

14
6
8
4

10
6
4
4

11
4
7
3

10
6
4
-

22
8
14
14

1
i
-

1
1
1

_

186
109

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0

28 3
77
20 6
64

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0

97.5 0
8 9 .5 0
100 .0 0
118.00

90.0 0
88 .0 0
97.0 0
1 1 7 .5 0

8 2 .0 0 -1 1 3 .5 0
8 2 .5 0 - 95.0 0
8 1 .5 0 -1 1 8 .5 0
1 0 6 .0 0 -1 4 1 .0 0

_
-

12
1
11
*

ii
ii

33
10
23

39
16
23
2

47
20
27
7

17
12
5
1

17
7
10
“

7
4
3

19
2
17
13

15
5
10
6

21
21
1

18
18
6

2
2
-

18
18
18

_

_

_

-

7
7
7

-

-

-

-

-

-

20 6
77
12 9
27

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

106.00
1 11.00
103.00
118 .0 0

1 0 2.00
1 0 9 .5 0
96.0 0
1 1 7 .5 0

9 2 .5 0 -1 1 8 .0 0
1 0 0 .5 0 -1 2 1 .5 0
8 9 .0 0 -1 1 1 .0 0
1 0 0 .0 0 -1 3 3 .5 0

-

32
2
30
3

24

-

5
5
“

24
1

29
16
13
3

25
13
12
3

18
9
9
i

12
6
6
2

12
8
4
2

17
16
1
1

4
3
1
“

10
3
7
7

1
1
-

12
12
2

2
2
2

_
-

-

27

3 9 .5

1 0 0 .5 0

100 .0 0

8 6 .0 0 -1 2 0 .0 0

-

75
71

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

7 7 .0 0
75.5 0

74 .0 0
72.0 0

6 5 .0 0 6 4 .5 0 -

84 .5 0
83 .0 0

9
9

131
40
91

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5

86 .5 0
88 .0 0
86.0 0

86.0 0
86.0 0
8 6 .0 0

7 8 .5 0 8 0 .5 0 7 6 .0 0 -

93.5 0
9 3 .0 0
94.0 0

-

-

96
63

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

84 .0 0
85.0 0

8 4 .0 0
8 4 .5 0

7 6 .0 0 -

9 3 .0 0

121

47
2 74
88

6 5 .5 0 6 5 .0 0 -

8 0 .0 0 - 9 4 .0 0

-

“
_
-

-

_

-

3

3

5
5
4

-

33
7

3

5

14
41
15

-

5
5

5
5

_

“

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

2

1

4

3

1

3

i

-

3

3

-

1

2

-

-

-

-

10
10

15
15

5
5

9
9

10
10

1

1
“

4

7
7

2
2

-

_

1
“

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

14

23
10
13

29
6
23

15
9
6

10
1
9

5

8

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

3

-

5

5

~

2

-

23
18

12
7

14
9

15
12

1
1

1

_

3
3
*

8

14

15
9
6

11
6

12
6

7
4

3

-

“

-

2
2

“

~

~

-

-

2

~

~

“

9
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w ee kl y h o u r s and e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a ti o n s st udi ed on a n a r e a b a s i s
by i n d u s tr y di v i si o n , S a l t L a k e City, Utah, N o v e m b e r 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

S ex, occup ati on, and in du s tr y d iv is io n

N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e we e kl y e a r n i n g s of—

*

Average
weekly
hours1
( standard)

$
55

$

s

6C

65

t
70

i

i

75

80

5
85

t
90

S
95

i
100

*
105

I
110

*
115

t
120

i
125

s------- 1------- i------ 5—

S
130

135

140

Median 2

150

160

~

under
60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

5
5
“

48
12
36

23
4
19

20
3
17

24
6
18

13
4
9

8
2
6

105

110

115

3
1
2

1

120

125

130

135

140

170

and

—

150

16C

170 o v e r

WOMEN - CONTINUED
T Y P I S T S , CLASS A ---------------MANUFACTURING ---------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------T Y P I S T S , CLASS B -----------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

157
40
117

$

$

39.5
40.0
38.5

88.50
85.50
9 7 . 5 0 1 0 0 .0 0
77.50
73.00

7 2 .50-104.00
8 5.00109.50
6 9 .0 0 - 83.00

39.5
4 0.0
39.0

79.50
78.50
79.50

78.00
75.50
78.50

72 .5 0 71.0073.00-

87.00
88.00
87.00

2
2

1

1 S ta n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o rk w ee k f o r which e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e of p a y f o r o v e r t i m e at r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d
to th e se we e kl y h o u r s ,
2 The m e a n i s c o m p ut e d f o r ea ch job by to ta li ng the e a r n i n g s of a l l w o r k e r s and div id in g by the n u m b e r of w o r k e r s .
Th e m e d ia n d e s i g n a t e s p o s it io n— h alf of the e m p l o y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e
than the ra te shown; h alf r e c e i v e l e s s than the ra t e shown.
The m i d d le ra n g e i s de fin ed by 2 r a t e s of pay ; a fo ur th of the w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s than the lo w e r of th e s e r a t e s and a f o ur th e a r n m o r e than
the h ig he r r a t e .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , co m m u n i ca t io n , and o th er pu b li c u t il it i e s .
4 M a y inc lude w o r k e r s o th er than th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y .

Table A-2.

Professional and Technical Occupations—Men

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w ee kl y h o u r s and e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a ti o n s st ud ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s tr y d i v i s i o n . S a l t L a k e C i ty , Uta h, N o v e m b e r 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

O cc u pa ti on and in d u s tr y d iv i s i o n

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
( standard)

Unde r
Mean2

$

Median 2

Middle range 2

124.50
124.00

1 2 4.00
1 2 3 .5 0

1 1 8 . 5 0 - 1 3 2 . 5C
1 1 8 .0 0 -1 3 2 .0 0

194.50

1 7 9.00

1 7 5 .5 0 -2 1 2 .5 0

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

163.50
157.00

1 7 0.50
1 6 3.50

1 4 0 .5 0 -1 8 2 .0 0
1 2 9 .0 0 -1 7 5 .0 0

68
58

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

158.00
155.00

1 5 9 .0 0
1 5 6.00

1 4 6 .5 0 -1 6 9 .0 0
1 4 5 .0 0 -1 6 7 .5 0

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B --------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

91
71

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 38.50
134 .5 0

1 4 1 .0 0
1 3 7.00

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C ---------------------------

52

113.50

112.00

61
56

COMPUTER PR0GRAMERS,
BU SI N ESS , CLASS A ----------------------------

30

COMPUTER PROGRAMERS,
BU S IN ES S , CLASS B --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

49
40

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A --------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

o
o

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS B ----------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

O

$
$
$
1 5 9.00 1 4 6 .0 0 -1 6 9 .0 0

30

O
**

1 55.50

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS A -----------

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s re c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t -time w ee kl y e a r n i n g s o

%

$

i

100

105

110

$

t

$
115

120

s

$
125

130

$

s
135

140

$

t
1 45

1 50

*
155

$

t

160

n o

*
18 0

$

s
19 0

200

*
210

t

220

and
un der

>
100

6
6

_

230

and
115

120

i

_

“

i

-

_

1

3

2

7
6

12
10

4
3

3
2

8
8

18
14

5
2

6
6

6

8
5

-

-

_

_

-

-

2

1

2

1
1

4

_

_

-

4

1
1

1
1

4
4

1
1

8
8

7
7

6
6

24

7
3

5

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

12

-

-

5
5

_

140

145

2
3
1

O
o

_

_

-

~

-

-

1 2 8 .5 0 -1 4 8 .0 0
1 2 6 .5 0 -1 4 3 .0 0

-

_

-

i
i

1
1

3
3

10
10

11
11

7
7

8
8

1 0 4 .5 0 -1 2 6 .0 0

4

10

10

6

8

1

5

7

1

1
1

-

“

~

4
4

-

-

“

-

8

”

“

-

“

2

1
1

1

_

1

_
~

3

11
11

6
6

5

_
“

4

_

7
6

1

210

1
1

15
13

“

_

200

3

12
12

“

1 90

155

130

n o

22

“

160

170

150

135

125

105

18 0

“

220

230 over

“

"

“

~

-

3

4

3
1

2
1

1

_

3

-

-

-

-

-

*
_

-

-

-

-

_

~

S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o rk w ee k f o r which e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d
w ee kl y h o u r s .
F o r de finition of t e r m s , s e e footnote 2, t a b le A - l .




10
Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w ee kl y h o u r s and e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s st ud ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s tr y d i v i s i o n , S a l t L a k e C i ty , Utah, N o v e m b e r 1969)
A verage

A ve rage

O ccu pa ti on and i n d u s tr y di v i si o n

Number
of

W eekly
W eekly
hours 1 e arnings 1
(standard) (standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS

O ccu pa ti on and in d u s tr y d iv i si o n

Number

of

W eekly
hours 1
(standard )

W eekly
e arnings 1
(standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS -

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED

41

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

$
86.00
90.50
84.50
102.50

89
67

40.0
39.5

75.50
75.50

36
32

38.0
38.0

$
90.50
91.00

B I L L E R S , MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------

48
42

39.5
39.5

78.00
75.00

OFFICE BOYS AND GIRLS
NONMANUFACTURING -

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------

77
77

102.00
102.00

SECRETARIES3-----------------MANUFACTURING --------NONMANUFACTURING --PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2-

60 2
164
438
20 5

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

113.50
119.00
111.50
114.50

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------

68
57

39.5
39.0

80.00
80.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS A
NONMANUFACTURING ---

55
47

40.0
40.0

115.50
115.00

20 3
60
143
35

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

122.00
122.50
122.00
131.50

SECRETARIES, CLASS B -------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2----------------------

83
77
33

40.0
40.0
40.0

119.00
119.00
123.50

86.50
106.00
81.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS C
MANUFACTURING --------NONMANUFACTURING --PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2

186
62
124
50

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

125.50
129.00
123.50
136.00

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS B
NONMANUFACTURING —

74
54
44
44

39.5
39.5

84.00
79.00
70.50
70.50

CLERKS, ORDER --------MANUFACTURING ---NONMANUFACTURING

110

40.0
40.0
4 0.0

106.50
114.50
104.00

CLERKS, PAYROLL ----MANUFACTURING ---NONMANUFACTURING

68
25
43

40.0
40.0
40.0

110.00
106.00
113.00

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS
NONMANUFACTURING —

123

39.5
39.5

84.00
84.00

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A
NONMANUFACTURING ------------

111

3 9.0
39.0

100.00
99.50

140
30

120

96

212

W eekly
hours *
(standard)

W eekly
earnings 1
(standard)

CONTINUED

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSMANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

131
40
91

39.5
40.0
39.5

$
86.50
8 8 . 0C
8 6 . 0C

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
GENERAL --------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

96
63

40.0
40.0

8 4 . 0C
85.00

T Y P I S T S , CLASS A ------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

114
65
49

39.5
40.0
38.5

89.50
9 8 . 5C
77.50

T Y P I S T S , CLASS 8 ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

158
41
117

39.5
40.0
39.0

79.50
8 0 . CO
79.50

----------------

34

39.5

153.50

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS B ---------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

79
71

39.5
39.5

123.00
123.50

COMPUTER PROGRAMERS,
B U SI N ES S, CLASS A ---------------------------

30

PROFESSIONAL ANC TECHNICAL
CCCUPATICNS
COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS A

190
113

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

103.50
111.50
99.50
102.50

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL
MANUFACTURING --------NONMANUFACTURING --PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2-

29 2
77
215
69

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

98.50
89.50
101.50
119.00

COMPUTER PROGRAMERS,
B U S I N E S S , CLASS B --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

54
45

40.0
40.0

160.50
154.50

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ---------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2----------------------

20 6
77
129
27

4 0.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

106.00

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A ---------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

68
58

40.0
40.0

158.00
155.00

103.00
118.00

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B --------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

94
72

40.0
40.0

139.00
134.00

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C --------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

54
25

40.0
40.0

113.50

SECRETARIES, CLASS 0 -------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2----------------------

27 8
88

1 1 1 .0 0

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS A

27

39.5

100.50

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B -----NONMANUFACTURING —

75
71

39.5
39.5

77.00
75.50

1
S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o rk w e e k f o r which e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e
e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w ee kl y h o u r s .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , and o th er pu bli c u ti l it i e s .
3 M a y in clu de w o r k e r s o th e r than t h o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y .




N um ber
of

at

regular

and/or

o
o

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS C
NONMANUFACTURING —

28 3
60
223

* *
o o
o o

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B
MANUFACTURING -----------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------

o o o
o o o

B I L L E R S , MACHINE ( BI L LI N G
MACHINE) --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------

* *
o o
o o

265
53

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B
MANUFACTURING -----------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A
MANUFACTURING -----------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------

A verage

O ccu pat ion and in du s tr y di v i si o n

premium

194.50

1 1 1 .0 0

rates),

and

the

11
Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r m e n in s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u stry d iv is io n , S a lt L a k e C ity , U tah , N o v e m b e r 1969)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s oJ

Hourly earnings 1

O ccu p atio n and in d u s try d iv isio n

Number
of
workers

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

S
$
$
t
U nder 2 . 7 C 2 . 8 0 2 . 9 0 3 . 0 0
$
and
2 . 7 0 un der
2.80 2 .9 0

79
91
33

$
3.69
3.78
3.95

$
3.72
3.77
3.37

$
3.383.733.39-

$
3.78
3.92
3.92

ELECTRICIANS, MAINTENANCE MANUFACTURING -----------------

no
98

3.89
3.89

3.88
3.88

3.813.82-

3.97
3.96

STATIONARY ---------

26

3.52

3.69

3.19-

3.88

HELPERS, MAINTENANCE TRADES
MANUFACTURING -----------------

113
100

3.18
3.21

3.16
3.17

3.123.13-

3.20
3.20

MACHINISTS, MAINTENANCE ----MANUFACTURING -----------------

79
77

3.86
3.87

3.88
3.88

3.83-

MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) ----------------- -----------MANUFACTURING -------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3-----------------

307
97
260
23 0

9.17
3.50
9.29
9.33

9.35
3.53
9.36
9.38

3 .9 8 - 9.51
2 .9 8 - 3.85
9 .3 1 - 9.53
9 .3 3 - 9.53

MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE ---------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------

112
96

3.72
3.70

3.73
3.79

3.603.65-

3.79
3.78

P I P E F I T T E R S , MAINTENANCE -----------MANUFACTURING --------------------------

59
59

3.87
3.87

3.79
3.79

3.753.75-

3.95
3.95

ENGINEERS,

1
00

CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE ----MANUFACTURING -----------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------

1
3.10

$
3.20

%
*
3.30 3 .90

2
1

_
_

4

-

i

2
1

3.30 3,90

_
_

_
_

_
_

_
_

*

-

-

1

-

9

9

3

77
79

3.50 ? .6 0
7

3.70 3.80

3.90

28
28

1

1
1

7

_

_
-

15
15
-

_

_

_

“

““

~

“

S
*
*
$
3 .90 9 .00 9 .1 0 9.20

$
1 ------- i -----*
9 .30 9 .90 9 .5 0 9.60

9.00 9 .1 0 9 .2 0 9.30

9.90 9 .50 4 .6 0

1
1

7

“

1
1

15
15

-

1

-

-

9

_

8
8

1
1

15
15

-

_

_

-

-

12

-

12
12

8
8

_

1

“

~

6
6
*

“

9
9
3

8
8

9

~

~

10
10

_
“

1

_

1
1

_

and

i
i

_

_

7
6

2
2

4

“

27
27

6
6

-

8

-

3

-

-

1

-

10
10

-

36
36

31
31

_

-

_

-

-

“

“

”

“

12
10
2
2

5
5
2

3
2
1

7
6
1
l

17
2
15
-

2
2
1

12

3
2
1

121
4
117
116

1

87

1

87
87

7
3

11
11

52
52

-

-

_

“

15
8

3
3

-

“

3
3

-

“

27
27

~

“

_

'
:

32
32

12
6

o v er

_

90
90

2

-

1
1

29

3.99
3.99

-

$
*
3.70 3 .80

-

3.00 3 .10 3.20

29

_
_

$
*
3.50 3.60

_

“
-

-

~

“

—

:

1 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te s h if ts .
2 F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e foo tn o te 2 , ta b le A - l.
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , co m m u n ic a tio n , and o th er p u b lic u t ilit ie s .

Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u stry d iv is io n , S a lt L a k e C ity , U ta h , N o v e m b e r 1969)
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e iv i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e hour ly e a r n i n g s of—
$
$
$
S
$
t
$
$
$
$
2.20 2.30 2 .9 0 2.50 2 .60 2 .70 2.80 2 .90 3.00 3.10

Hourly earnings2

O cc u pa ti on 1 and in dus try di v is io n

Number
of
workers

211
01

Mean3

$
2.39
3-07

GUARDS:
3.21

S e e fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le .




Median3

$
2.05
3-51

Middle range3

$
$
1.68- 3 .13
2 .5 5 - 3-56
3.05-

$
1-60

$
1.70

$
t
s
$
1 .80 1-90 2 .0 0 2 .1 0

1.70

1.80

1.90 2 .00 2 .10 2 .20

62

23

Unde r
*
and
1 . 6 0 u nde r

6

---- T "

*
3.20

$
S
3.90 3.60

3.90

3.60 3.80 9 .00 9 .2 0

S

1

3.80 9 .00 9 .2 0
and

3

16

8

2.30 2 .90 2 .50 2 .6 0 2 .7 0 2 .80

2 . 9 0 3.P.9..3.10 3 .2 0

97
99

5
1

99

over

12
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u stry d iv is io n , S a lt L a k e C ity , U tah , N o v e m b e r 1969)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s re c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t -tim e ho ur ly e a r n i n g s of-

Hourly earr ings2

O c c u p a tio n 1 an d in d u str y d iv isio n

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS ----MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4----------------------

woifeers

863
121
7A2
62

Mean3

$
1.89
2.39
1.81
2.60

Median3

$
1.71
2.38
1.69
2.7A

Middle range3

$
1 .652 . 0 A—
1.6A 2.51-

$
2.10
2.78
1.98
2.9A

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS
(WOMEN) --------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

183
180

1.71
1.69

1.66
1.66

1.631.63-

1.69
1.69

LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING -----------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4----------------------

60 8
66
5A2
23 5

2*84
3.02
2.81
3.39

2.82
3.1A
2.73
3.83

2.282.782.253.08-

3.60
3.2A
3.81
3.90

URDER F ILL ERS ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

21 9
187

2.58
2.61

2.60
2.65

2 .3 3 - 2.86
2 .3 6 - 2.88

$
5
$
$
$
Under 1 . 6 0 1 . 7 0 1 . 8 0 1 . 9 0 2 . 0 0
and
$
1 . 6 0 un der

35
35

_

1.70

1.80

39 0

9A
6
88
A

39 0
A

1.90 2.00
33
10
23
~

39
12
27
“

2.10
59
6
53
5

-

152
152

11
11

A
A

2
2

2
1

-

2

9

9
9

22
22

ii
8

9
9

-

2

A1
~
A1

_

_

-

9
_

“

2.10

*
5
2.20 2.30

%
$
2 .A0 2 . 5 0

$

2.60

$
2.70

i

s

2.80

2.90

*
3.00

$
3.10

S
3.20

3.20

3 . A0 3 . 6 0

%
$
3 . A0 3 . 6 0

~
2 . 2 0 2 . 3 0 2 . A0 2 . 5 0 2 . 6 0
32
A
28
“

2.70 3 * 3

P

25
12
13
~

27
13
1A
”

18
13
5
2

28
A
2A
8

11
6
5
3

23
7
16
15

1
“

_

_

_

_

1
1

35
A
31
21

AA
4
A0
30

73
~
73

10
6

1A
10

3A
23

_

“

*

20

2 . 9 0 ■ la-gfl.
1A
1A
-

9
9

and

_
-

_
_

_
_

_
_
_

“

-

~

A
A
_
-

-

-

1
-

-

-

-

-

6

A6
22
2A
2A

19
10
9
-

11
10
1
-

10

1A1

10
10

1A1
1A1

_
_

-

_

_

-

-

-

8
8

-

-

~

~

3 . 8 0 A . 00

8
2
6
6

15
15
15

$
1 ------- 5----3 . 8 0 A.CO A . 20

-

20
-

2
2
*

25
3
22

9
7
2
1

77
77
2

7
6
1
-

1
1

32
26

23
23

8
8

38
3A

27
27

3
3

_

-

9
9

-

6
6

-

-

_
_

_
_
_

_

-

PACKERS, SHIPPING -----------------------------

30

2.15

2.09

1 .7 7 - 2.55

-

2

8

-

1

5

3

2

-

2

-

-

3

A

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RECEIVING CLERKS ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

102
26
76

2.76
2.88
2.72

2 .8A
2 .9 A
2.80

2 .5 1 - 2.97
2 .7 8 - 3.13
2.A 7- 2 . 9 A

-

-

_
-

-

_

-

3

1

6

8

2
2

10

-

-

-

_
-

8

10

A

8
6
2

_
-

6

3
2
1

1

1

23
8
15

1

3

17
A
13

A

“

15
A
11

1

1

-

-

SHIPPING CLERKS ---------------------------------

36

2.97

2.87

2 .8 1 - 3.16

-

~

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

6

-

-

17

2

-

3

2

3

-

1

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERKS -------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

5A
28
26

3.11
3.2A
2.97

3.16
3.19
2.77

2 .6 9 - 3.58
3 .1 1 - 3.72
2 . A0- 3 . A 6

-

-

-

-

1

_

1

-

5

-

3
3

_

-

1

*

1

“

5

-

10
10
-

5
2
3

5
2
3

6
6
~

1
1
-

1
1

“

8
8

_
~

~

A
3
1

TRUCKORIVERS5 -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4----------------------

90A
170
73A
360

3.13
3.13
3.12
3.51

3.08
3.10
3.07
3.70

2.693.012.523.12-

3.75
3.2A
3.79
3.96

-

-

3
3

“

~

12
5

A2
17
25
4

18
2
16
9

109
A9
60
27

70
36
3A
31

8

25
19
6
3

119

26

78
8
7C
8

2A
15

_

75
3
72
12

12

~

2A
A
20
12

36
A
32

“

10
~
10
8

26

“

19
19

1A

-

8
8

159
11
1A8
1A8

33
2
31
31

_

_

_

1

2

3

2

8

31

6

25

6

8

31

6

25

i

”

“

8
7
1

16
15
1

-

2

30
1A
16

-

3

17
4
13

-

1

2

3
3

“

6

A
4

“

_
-

8

18

12

8

6

61

12

29
7

11
1
10
10

12
5
7
7

_
_

“

13
2
11
9

-

“

57
8

6
4
2

“

6
A

11
3
8
4

29

18

69
3
66
12

1

8

16
4
12
12

A
A

-

A
A

11
11

29
2A
21

3
3
3

57
57

~

12
12
12

33
31
31

_

_

13
7

_

TRUCKDRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
1 - 1 / 2 TONS) ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

163
47
116

2.71
3.17
2.52

2.67
3.17
2.52

2 .3 8 - 2.87
2 .8 6 - 3.53
2.3A - 2 .7 3

TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND INCLUDING A TONS) ----------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4----------------------

A81
3A
AA7
265

3.10
2.97
3.11
3.A9

3.05
2.88
3.06
3.70

2.A 82.A 32.A 83.13-

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER A TONS,
TRAILER T Y P E ) -------------------— ------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4----------------------

153
1A3
67

3.61
3.63
3.71

3.75
3.75
3.98

3 .1 8 - 3.96
3 .1 9 - 3.97
3 . 1 8 - A . 05

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER A TONS,
OTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE) ----------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

87
79

3.20
3.15

3.09
3.09

3 . 0 A— 3 . 1 7
3.0A - 3 .16

TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) ------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

3A9
126

2.69
2.82

2.59
2.85

2 .382.56-

1
2
3
4
5

3.91
3.35
3.91
3.95

2.88
2.9A

“

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

~

D a t a l i m i t e d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h e r e o t h e r w i s e i n d i c a t e d .
E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y fo r o v e r t im e an d fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s , h o li d a y s , an d la t e
F o r d e f i n it i o n o f t e r m s , s e e f o o tn o te 2 , t a b l e A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t i o n , a n d o t h e r p u b li c u t i l i t i e s .
I n c l u d e s a l l d r i v e r s , a s d e f i n e d , r e g a r d l e s s o f s i z e a n d ty p e o f t r u c k o p e r a t e d .




-

sh ifts .

1A

_

-

_

8
8

_

-

_

~

~

_

12
12

_

2
“

1
93
3

-

_

10
10

-

-

1

_

65
11

4

_

2A

_

_

i

70
55

i

_

22
10

-

9

4
i

A5
A5

27
27

_

7

A

29
25

”

-

'

-

119
5A

-

i
A
4

“

62
-

62
5A

-

13A
A
130
13C

11

-

_

13
B. E stablish m en t P ractices and Supplem entary Wage P rovisions
Table B-l. Minimum Entrance Salaries for Women Office Workers
( D i s t r i b u t i o n o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d i n a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y m i n i m u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r y f o r s e l e c t e d c a t e g o r i e s
o f in e x p e r ie n c e d w o m e n o ffic e w o r k e r s , S a lt L a k e C ity , U ta h , N o v e m b e r 1969)
In e x p e r ie n c e d t y p is t s

M inim um weekly st r a ig h t- tim e s a l a r y 1

B a s e d on s t a n d a r d w e e k l y h o u r s 3 o f ---

A ll
in dustries

All
schedules

E s t a b l is h m e n t s studied—

.

E s t a b l is h m e n t s having a sp e c ifie d m in im u m
Under $ 5 5 .0 0
$ 5 5 .0 0 and under
$ 5 7 .5 0 and under
$ 6 0 .0 0 and under
$ 6 2 .5 0 and under
$ 6 5 .0 0 and under
$ 6 7 .5 0 and under
$ 7 0 .0 0 and under
$ 72.50 and under
$ 75.00 and un der
$ 7 7 .5 0 and under
$ 80.00 and un der
$ 8 2 .5 0 and under
$ 85.0 0 and under
$ 8 7 .5 0 and under
$ 9 0 .0 0 and o v er

$57.50
$60.00
$62.50
$65.00
$67.50
$70.00
$72.50
$75.00
$77.50
$80.00
$82.50
$85.00
$87.50
$90.00

_

-

A ll
schedules

All
schedules

40

XXX

71

XXX

109

38

37

13

13

24

18

55

18

_
1
3
11
4
4
4

_
4
-

_
4
-

_

_
7
3

1
1
4
16
3

_
_
5
2

1
1

2

-

-

2
4
2
1
-

2
4
2
1
-

-

-

1
3
7
4
2
1
1
2
1
2

-

3

2
_
1
1
2
2

8
6
4
1
2
1
2

Nonm anufacturing

B a s e d on s t a n d a r d w e e k l y h o u r s 3 of ---

38

3

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g no s p e c i f i e d m i n i m u m

40

M anufacturing
A ll
in dustries

109

3

.

O th e r in e x p e r ie n c e d c le r i c a l w o r k e r s

Nonm anufacturing

M anufacturing

40

40

71

XXX

18

37

28

_
5
2

1
1
4
11
3
1
5
2
2
1
1
-

1
11
2
4
2
2
1

XXX

3

3

4
2
1

4
2
1
1

3

-

-

1

All
sc hed ules

1
1
3

1

1
3

16

6

XXX

10

XXX

26

10

XXX

16

XXX

56

19

XXX

37

XXX

28

10

XXX

18

XXX

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h i c h di d not e m p l o y w o r k e r s

T h e s e s a l a r i e s r e l a t e to f o r m a l l y e s t a b l i s h e d m in im u m s t a r t i n g (h ir in g ) r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s th a t a r e p a id f o r s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s .
E x c l u d e s w o r k e r s in s u b c l e r i c a l j o b s s u c h a s m e s s e n g e r o r o f f i c e g i r l .
D a t a a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s c o m b in e d , a n d f o r th e m o s t c o m m o n s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k r e p o r t e d .







Table p T

Shift Differentials

( L a t e - s h i f t p a y p r o v i s i o n s f o r m a n u f a c t u r i n g p l a n t w o r k e r s b y ty p e a n d a m o u n t o f p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l ,
S a l t L a k e C i t y , U ta h , N o v e m b e r 1969)
( A l l p l a n t w o r k e r s in m a n u f a c t u r i n g = 100 p e r c e n t )
P e r c e n t o f m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t w o r k e r s —
In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g p r o v i s i o n s 1
for late shifts

L ate-sh ift pay provision

T o t a l ----------

----------

----------------------------

S ec o n d shift

T h ird o r other
shift

83. 7

66. 2

A c t u a l l y w o r k i n g on l a t e s h i f t s
Secon d shift

T h ird o r oth er
shift

15. 8

4. 8

N o p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l f o r w o r k on l a t e s h i f t ---------

6. 0

0. 5

0. 5

0. 2

P a y d i f f e r e n t i a l f o r w o r k o n l a t e s h i f t --------------

77 . 7

65. 7

15. 3

4. 6

____

68. 9

58. 4

14. 7

4. 6

__ ______________ —
5 c e n t s __________
8 c e n t s _____ __ ___________________________
10 c e n t s _______ ___ ____________ __________
1 2 c e n t s _____________________ ________ ___ _
14 c e n t s ___________________________________
15 c e n t s __ ______________ ___ _________
16 c e n t s __ ____ ____________
________
18 c e n t s -------- ---- — - — - ----20 c e n t s ___________ __________ __ __________
21 c e n t s — ___________ ____________________
30 c e n t s -----------------------------------------------

4. 2
14. 6
33 . 2
8. 7
1.5
5. 6
1. 3

T yp e and am ount of d ifferen tial:
U n if o r m c e n ts ( p e r hour)

_

_
-

12. 7
24. 2
12. 3
-

-

3. 6
1.5
4. 1

-

-

_

. 5
3. 4
5. 7
3. 7
. 3
.9
. 1
-

-

. 5
.4
2. 9
-

. 1
. 3
. 5

6. 5

5. 0

. 7

-

5 p e r c e n t ______________ — ----------------10 p e r c e n t ________________________________

6. 5
-

5. 0

. 7
-

-

F u l l d a y ' s p a y f o r r e d u c e d h o u r s _________

2. 3

2. 3

U niform p e r c e n ta g e .

----

------- -------------

1 I n c l u d e s a l l p l a n t w o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s c u r r e n t l y o p e r a t i n g ,
e v e n th o u g h th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w e r e n o t c u r r e n t l y o p e r a t in g l a t e s h i f t s .

o r h a v in g f o r m a l

p r o v is io n s

-

c o v e rin g

la te

sh ifts,

15

Table B-3. Scheduled Weekly Hours
( P e r c e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n of p l a n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y s c h e d u l e d w e e k l y h o u r s
o f f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s , S a l t L a k e C i t y , U t a h , N o v e m b e r 1969)
Plant w o r k e r s

Office w o r k e r s

W eekly h o u rs
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2

All w o rk e rs

_____________ ________________

O v e r 35 a n d u n d e r 37 V2 h o u r s ____________________
40 h o u r s

________________________________________

_

48 h o u r s

________________________________________

_

3

M anufacturing

100

100

2
i
6

3

86
1
4
( 5)

Public u t i l i t i e s 3

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4

100

100

Manufacturing

Public u til iti e s 3

100

3

93

92

_

6

(5)
89
pi

99
(S\

S c h e d u l e d h o u r s a r e th e w e e k l y h o u r s w h i c h a m a j o r i t y o f th e f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s w e r e e x p e c t e d to w o r k , w h e t h e r t h e y w e r e p a i d f o r a t s t r a i g h t - t i m e o r o v e r t i m e r a t e s .
I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d i t i o n to t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , co m m u n icatio n , and other public u tilities.
*
I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d i t i o n to t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
L e s s th a n 0 . 5 p e r c e n t .




100

97

16

Table B-4. Paid Holidays
(P ercen t distribution of plant and office w ork ers in a ll in du stries and in industry division s by number of paid holidays
provided annually, S alt Lake City, Utah, Novem ber 1969)
Plant w o r k e r s

O ffice w o r k e r s

Item

A ll w orkers
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g
paid holid ays
__
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g
no p a i d h o l i d a y s --------------------------------------------

All in d u s t r ie s 1

M anufacturing

Public u t i l i t i e s 2

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 3

100

100

100

100

100

100

91

94

100

99

96

100

9

6

”

1

4

-

1
2
27
1
40
2
19
(4 )
"

_
3
31
1
34
23
-

2
4
76
18
-

(4 )
(4)
9
(4 )
64
2
14
3
3
1
2

_
1
9
1
40

_

Manufacturing

Public u t i l i t i e s 2

N u m b e r of d a y s
L e s s than 6 h o lid ay s
6 h olid ays
__ .
7 holid ays
7 h o lid ay s plus 1 half day
8 holid ays
8 h o lid ay s plus 1 h alf day
9 holid ays
9 h o l i d a y s p l u s 1 h a l f d a y ________________________
9 h o lid ay s plus 2 h alf d ay s
10 h o l i d a y s
10 h o l i d a y s p l u s 1 h a l f d a y

1
“

-

6
-

80

-

-

41
3

14
-

T o tal holid av tim e 5
1 0 V2 d a y s
10 d a y s o r m o r e
_
_ _
9 V2 d a y s o r m o r e
9 days or m ore
—
8 V2 d a y s o r m o r e
8 days or m ore
. .
7 V2 d a y s o r m o r e
7 days or m ore
6 days or m ore
3 days or m ore
1 day or m ore
. . .

-

(4 )
(4)
20
21
61
61
88
90
90
91

-

1
1
24
24
59
60
91
94
94
94

-

-

18
18
95
95
98
100
100
100

2
6
9
23
26
89
90
98
98
98
99

_
3
3
44
44
84
85
95
96
96
96

_
_

14
14
94
94
100
100
100
100

1 I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b li c u t i l i t i e s .
3 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n t o t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
4 L e s s th a n 0 .5 p e r c e n t .
5 A l l c o m b in a t io n s o f f u l l a n d h a l f d a y s th a t a d d t o th e s a m e a m o u n t a r e c o m b in e d ; f o r e x a m p l e , th e p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g a t o t a l o f 9 d a y s in c lu d e s t h o s e w ith 9
a n d no h a lf d a y s , 8 f u l l d a y s a n d 2 h a lf d a y s , 7 f u l l d a y s a n d 4 h a l f d a y s , a n d s o o n . P r o p o r t i o n s th e n w e r e c u m u la t e d .




fu ll d a y s

17

Table B-5.

Paid V acation s1

( P e r c e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y v a c a t io n p a y
p r o v i s i o n s , S a l t L a k e C it y , U ta h , N o v e m b e r 1969)
O f f ic e w o r k e r s

Plant w o r k e r s
V acatio n po licy

All w o rk e rs

.

___

„

.

All in d u s t r ie s 2

M anufacturing

P ublic u t il it i e s 3

Al l i n d u s t r i e s 4

M anufacturing

100

100

100

100

100

100

99
92
7

100
85
15

100
95
5

100
99
(5)

100
100
-

Public u tilitie s3

M ethod of p ay m en t
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g
p a i d v a c a t i o n s ----- ---------------- . . ___
L e n g t h - o f - t i m e p a y m e n t ______________________
- ___
P e r c e n t a g e p a y m e n t - ____ -w
O th e r ---- -------------—------------------------ ------- -----W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g
no p a i d v a c a t i o n s

-

-

-

-

100
99
1
-

1

-

-

-

-

-

1
14
2
-

4
14
4
-

_
36
_

1
38
3

34
-

39
_

-

-

78
20
(*)
( 5)

69
29
1
1

74
26

38
61
1

19
77
4

79
21

33
1
64
1

41
2
52
4

40
_
60
-

5
1
91
1
1

10
2
80
3

100
-

4

-

5
1
91
1
1

10
2
80

_
_
100
-

A m ount of vacatio n p a v 6
A f t e r 6 m o n t h s of s e r v i c e
U nder 1 week__ _____________________ .
1 w e e k ----------------- --------------------- —
O v er 1 and under 2 w eeks
2 w eeks

..................................................................

-

A ft e r 1 v e a r of s e r v i c e
1 w e e k _______________________________________________
2 w e e k p __ _
_ __ _
_ _ _
O v e r 2 and under 3 w e e k s _
3 w eeks
—
— ----- — ----

-

:

A ft e r 2 v e a r s of s e r v i c e
w e e k ________________________________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s -------------------------------2 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------3 w eeks
1

6
1
93
1

10
_
86
4

4
_
96
-

1
_
98
_
1

3
_
92
_
4

_
100
_

1
_
98
_
1

_
92
4

A f t e r 3 y e a r s of s e r v i c e
1 w e e k _____ —
___
__ _ _______ _____
___
O v er 1 and under 2 w eeks
2 weeks
—
------ — ---- ---- _ __
__
O v e r 2 and under 3 w e e k s
_
___ _
3 WCekS

............................................

_

_
-

A fter 4 v e a r s of se r v ic e
1 w e e k __ _________
__ ___
_ — __
O v e r 1 and u n der 2 w ee k s
2 w eeks
_
______ ___ __
O v e r 2 and under 3 w e e k s
____
3 weeks
— _
___
_______ ____
___

S e e f o o t n o t e s a t en d of t a b le .




3

4

3

,

_
100
-

18

Table B-5.

Paid V acation s1----Continued

( P e r c e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y v a c a t i o n p a y
p r o v i s i o n s , S a l t L a k e C ity , U ta h , N o v e m b e r 1969)
Plant w o r k e r s
V acation policy
All i n d u s t r i e s 2

M anufacturing

Office w o r k e r s
Public u tilitie s3

Al l i n d u s t r i e s 4

Manufacturing

Public u t i l i t i e s 3

A m o u n t o f v a c a t i o n p a y * --- C o n t i n u e d
A fte r 5 y e a r s of s e r v ic e
w e e k ___
O v er 1 and under 2 w ee k s
____
2 w e e k s ________ ____ __ __ __ ________ __ ____ _____ _
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _________ ___________
3 w eeks
_
__ ___
_____
l

2
1
85
1
10

4
2
72
3
18

_
93
7

83
1
16

2
57
3
38

_
99
_
1

2
40
2
52
3

4
36
4
48
8

_
22
78
-

(5)
26
( 5)
69
5

2
11
( 5)
81
7

20
_
80
-

2
36
( 5)
57
1
3

4
26
( 5)
58
3
8

_
20
80
-

( 5)
21
3
70
1
5

2
8
(5 )
80
3
7

2
23
4
60
1
8
(5)

4
15
4
61
3
11
1

2
23
35
1
32
1
5

4
15
32
4
35
3

8

2
23
34

4
15
32
3
20
3
23

( 5)

A f t e r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
l w e e k _____________________________________________
? w ppks„r
__________ __ _
___ ______________
O v e r 2 and un d er 3 w e e k s
3 w e e k s _____________________________________________
4 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------

A f t e r 12 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k __
_____ — ___
____ ______ _ ------2 w eeks
_ --------- -------- _ — __________ __
O v e r 2 and under 3 w e e k s
________ _
3 w e e k s ________________ _____ ___ ___________ _____ _
O v e r 3 and under 4 w e e k s
_ ___ ___ ___ __
4 w eeks
_
_ _____ __ ________ __ __

16

_
_

84

A f t e r 15 v e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k ---------------------------------- __
—
____
2 w eeks
- _ — ______ ___ ___ _____
O v e r 2 and under 3 w e e k s
_
_ _ _
3 w e e k s _________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
O v e r 3 and under 4 w e e k s
____
4 w eeks _
_
__
_
__
O v er 4 and under 5 w eek s

_
4
80
-

16
-

( 5)
15
( 5)
71
1
10
1

2
5
-

62
3
24
4

4
_
94
_
2
-

A f t e r 20 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k _______________________________________________
2 w e e k s _____________________________________________
3 w e^ks
,,,,,,„
_
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s ________________________
4 w e^ks
... .
.. ,r. . _
O v er 4 and under 5 w eek s
_ __
5 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------

_
4
25

_
4
29

2
5
26
(5)
57
4

67
-

7

( 5)
15
34
( 5)
45
1
5

_
4
18
54
24

( 5)
15
29
36
2
18

2
5
25
38
4
26

_
4
20
_
44
_
31

-

64
-

6

1

A f t e r 25 v e a r s o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k __
2 w eeks
_ _ ______ __
_
___
3 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 3 and under 4 w e e k s
____ _____
______
4 w eeks
___
_
___
_____ __
O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s ________________________
5 w eeks
—
__
S e e f o o t n o t e s a t en d of t a b l e .




1

23

1

15

19

Table B-5. Paid Vacations1--- Continued
( P e r c e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y v a c a t io n p a y
p r o v i s i o n s , S a l t L a k e C i t y , U ta h , N o v e m b e r 1969)
O ffic e w o r k e r s

P la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a t io n p o l ic y

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2

M a n u fa c tu r in g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4

M a n u fa c tu r in g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

2
5
25

_
4
20

A m o u n t o f v a c a t io n p a y 6--- C o n tin u e d
A fte r 30 y e a r s of s e r v ic e
1 w e e k___
___ ....
2 w e e k s _____
_
3 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s -------------------------------4 w e e k s ___________ __ ____ __ __ ___ ______ ________
O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s -------------------------------5 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------

2
23
34
1
22
1
16

4
15
32
3
20
3
23

2
23
34
1
21
1
18

4
15
32
3
20
3
23

_
4
18
-

( 5)
15
29

-

-

48
30

35
1
19

-

38
4
26

41
35

_
4
18

( 5)
15
29

2
5
25

_
4
20

M a x im u m v a c a t io n a v a i l a b l e
____________ __________
----1 w e e k _____
2 w eeks
— ------------ --------- - ---3 w e e k s __________
.
_„_____ _
O v er 3 and u n d er 4 w ee k s
--------------------4 w e e k s _______________ ____ ________ ___ __________
O v e r 4 an d u n d er 5 w e e k s
---------------

-

48
-

30

-

34
1
20

-

-

38
4
26

41
-

35

1
I n c lu d e s b a s i c p l a n s o n ly .
E x c l u d e s p l a n s s u c h a s v a c a t io n b o n u s , v a c a t i o n - s a v i n g s , a n d t h o s e p l a n s w h ic h o f f e r " e x t e n d e d " o r " s a b b a t i c a l " b e n e f it s b e y o n d b a s i c p l a n s to w o r k e r s
w ith q u a li f y in g le n g t h s o f s e r v i c e .
T y p i c a l o f su c h e x c l u s i o n s a r e p l a n s in th e s t e e l , a lu m in u m , a n d c a n i n d u s t r i e s .
* I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
5 L e s s th a n 0 .5 p e r c e n t .
6 I n c lu d e s p a y m e n t o th e r th a n " l e n g t h o f t i m e , " su c h a s p e r c e n t a g e o f a n n u a l e a r n in g s o r f l a t - s u m p a y m e n t s , c o n v e r t e d to a n e q u iv a le n t t i m e b a s i s ; f o r e x a m p le , a p a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t
o f a n n u a l e a r n in g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 w e e k 's p a y .
P e r i o d s o f s e r v i c e w e r e c h o s e n a r b i t r a r i l y a n d d o n o t n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t th e in d iv id u a l p r o v i s i o n s f o r p r o g r e s s i o n .
F o r e x a m p le , th e
c h a n g e s in p r o p o r t io n s in d ic a t e d a t 10 y e a r s ' s e r v i c e in c lu d e c h a n g e s in p r o v i s i o n s o c c u r r i n g b e t w e e n 5 a n d 10 y e a r s .
E s t i m a t e s a r e c u m u l a t iv e .
T h u s , th e p r o p o r t io n e l i g i b l e f o r 3 w e e k s ' p a y
o r m o r e a f t e r 10 y e a r s in c lu d e s t h o s e e l i g i b l e f o r 3 w e e k s ' p a y o r m o r e a f t e r f e w e r y e a r s o f s e r v i c e .




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Table B-6. Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans
( P e r c e n t o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s e m p lo y e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
h e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , o r p e n s io n b e n e f i t s , S a l t L a k e C i t y , U ta h , N o v e m b e r 1969)
P la n t w o r k e r s
T y p e o f b e n e f it an d
fin a n c in g 1

A ll w o r k e r s -----------------------------------------------

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d in g a t
l e a s t 1 o f th e b e n e f it s sh o w n b e l o w --------L i f e i n s u r a n c e --------------------------- --------N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p l a n s ---------------------------A c c id e n ta l d e ath and d is m e m b e r m e n t
i n s u r a n c e -------------------------------------------------N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p l a n s ----------------------------S i c k n e s s an d a c c id e n t i n s u r a n c e o r
s i c k le a v e o r b o th 5-----------------------------------S i c k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t i n s u r a n c e -----------N o n c o n t r ib u t o r y p l a n s -----------------------S ic k le a v e ( f u l l p a y a n d no
w a itin g p e r io d ) ------------------------------------S ic k le a v e ( p a r t i a l p a y o r
w a itin g p e r io d ) ------------------------------------H o s p i t a l i z a t i o n i n s u r a n c e ---------------------N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p l a n s --------------------------S u r g i c a l i n s u r a n c e -------------------------------------N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p l a n s ----------------------------M e d ic a l i n s u r a n c e
---------N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p l a n s ----------------------------M a jo r m e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e ---------------------------N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p l a n s ----------------------------R e t i r e m e n t p e n s i o n ____________________________
N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p l a n s -----------------------------

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2

M a n u f a c tu r in g

O ffic e w o r k e r s
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4

M a n u fa c tu r in g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

100

100

100

100

100

100

97

100

100

100

100

100

93
53

98
50

92
52

99
60

99
50

100

79
45

86

73
38

66

100

43

92
45

31

23

84

94

66

90

96

89

51
30

65
43

13
13

20

37

69
40

6
2

38

55

53

63

73

74

23

11

6

14

6

8

96
40
96
40
91
40
85
32

100

100

100

100

100

99
39
99
39
95
38
94
43
79

100
11
100
11
100
11
100

66
48

42

42
94
42
94
40
73
54

34
34

100
34

88
31

68
62

62

48

100
48
92
48
84
32

86
50

51

42
81
77

1 E s t i m a t e s l i s t e d a f t e r ty p e o f b e n e f it a r e f o r a l l p l a n s f o r w h ic h a t l e a s t a p a r t o r th e c o s t i s b o r n e b y th e e m p l o y e r . " N o n c o n t r ib u t o r y p l a n s " in c lu d e o n ly t h o s e p l a n s f in a n c e d
e n t i r e l y b y th e e m p l o y e r .
E x c lu d e d a r e l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d p l a n s , s u c h a s w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t io n , s o c i a l s e c u r i t y , a n d r a i l r o a d r e t i r e m e n t .
2 I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
5 U n d u p lic a te d t o t a l o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s i c k le a v e o r s i c k n e s s a n d a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y b e lo w . S i c k le a v e p l a n s a r e l i m i t e d to t h o s e w h ic h d e f in i t e l y e s t a b l i s h a t
l e a s t th e m in im u m n u m b e r o f d a y s ' p a y th a t c a n b e e x p e c t e d b y e a c h e m p l o y e e .
I n f o r m a l s i c k le a v e a ll o w a n c e s d e t e r m in e d on a n in d iv id u a l b a s i s a r e e x c l u d e d .




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Table B-7.

Method of Wage Determination and Frequency of Payment

( P e r c e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y m e th o d o f w a g e d e t e r m i n a t i o n 1
a n d f r e q u e n c y o f w a g e p a y m e n t , S a l t L a k e C i t y , U ta h , N o v e m b e r 19 6 9 )
P la n t w o r k e r s

O ffic e w o r k e r s

I te m

A ll w o r k e r s

_ _ _ _ _

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2

M a n u f a c tu r in g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4

M a n u fa c tu r in g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

100

100

100

100

100

100

91
67
38
29

94
84
48
36

99

100

100

100

69

11
9

M e th o d o f w a e e d e t e r m i n a t i o n 1
P a i d t i m e r a t e s ____________________________________
F o r m a l r a t e p o l ic y
__
_ _
S in g le r a t e
R ange of ra te s
.
P r o g r e s s i o n b a s e d o n a u t o m a t ic
a d v a n c e m e n t a c c o r d i n g to
le n g th o f s e r v i c e
P r o g r e s s i o n b a s e d on m e r it
re v ie w
—
P r o g r e s s i o n b a s e d on a
c o m b in a t io n o f le n g th o f
s e r v ic e an d m e r it r e v ie w ..
N o f o r m a l rs .te p o l ic y
P a i d b y in c e n t iv e m e t h o d s ________________________
P ie c e r a te
__
___ ____ _
_ _
I n d iv id u a l - G ro u p
P r o d u c t io n b o n u s
I n d iv id u a l__
. . .
G ro u p _ _
_
C o m m iss io n -

10
24
9
4
3
(? )
(?)

(5)

86

72

30
56

70

63

80
4
76

-

56

14

-

64

18

-

35

44

4

17

_
13

21

19
31
-

8
20

10
6
6

1

5

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

28
-

6

-

M e th o d o f d e t e r m in i n g in c e n t iv e p a y o f o f f ic e w o r k e r s no t p r e s e n t e d

1

5

F req u en cv of w aee paym ent
W e e k ly
B i w e e k ly
S e m im o n t h ly
M o n th ly
O th e r f r e q u e n c y

1
2
3
4
5

42
40
16

1
1

39
54
5

2

11
43
46
-

14
46
34
5

1

30
37

12
21

F o r a d escrip tio n of the methods of wage determ ination, see Introduction.
Includes data for w holesale trad e , r e ta il trad e , r e a l e sta te , and s e r v ic e s , in addition to those industry divisions shown sep arately .
T ran sp ortation , com m unication, and other public u tilities.
Includes data fo r w holesale trad e ; r e ta il trad e ; finance, in su ran ce, and r e a l e sta te; and s e r v ic e s, in addition to those industry d ivision s shown sep arately .
L e s s than 0.5 percent.




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45
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Appendix. Occupational Descriptions
T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r th e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s i s to a s s i s t i t s f ie ld s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g in to a p p r o p r i a t e
o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s who a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f p a y r o l l t i t l e s a n d d if f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b l i s h m e n t to e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m i t s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b l e jo b c o n te n t.
B e c a u s e o f t h is e m p h a s i s on
i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i t y o f o c c u p a t io n a l c o n te n t , th e B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d if f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m t h o s e in u s e in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o th e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p ly in g t h e s e jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s , th e B u r e a u 's f ie ld e c o n o m is t s a r e in s t r u c t e d
to e x c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; a n d h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , a n d p r o b a t i o n a r y w o r k e r s .

OFFICE
B IL L E R ,

CLERK,

M A C H IN E

P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , a n d in v o i c e s on a m a c h in e o th e r th a n a n o r d i n a r y o r e l e c t r o m a t i c t y p e w r it e r .
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b i l l i n g s o r s h ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o th e r
c l e r i c a l w o r k in c id e n t a l to b il lin g o p e r a t i o n s . F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , a s f o ll o w s :
B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b illin g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a s p e c i a l b il lin g m a c h in e (M o o n H o p k in s, E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , B u r r o u g h s , e t c . , w h ich a r e c o m b in a t io n ty p in g a n d a d d in g m a c h in e s ) to p r e p a r e b i l l s
a n d in v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , in t e r n a l ly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p in g m e m o ­
r a n d u m s , e t c . U s u a ll y in v o lv e s a p p lic a t i o n o f p r e d e t e r m in e d d is c o u n t s a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s ,
a n d e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s i o n s , w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u te d on th e b il lin g m a c h in e ,
a n d t o t a l s w h ich a r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e d b y m a c h in e . T h e o p e r a t io n u s u a l l y in v o l v e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f th e b i l l b e in g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o fte n d o n e on a f a n fo ld
m a c h in e .
B i l l e r , m a c h in e (b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ( S u n d s t r a n d , E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , R e m in g to n R a n d , e t c . , w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t h a v e t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e
c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f th e a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o p e r a t io n . G e n e r a ll y i n v o l v e s t;he s i m u l t a ­
n e o u s e n t r y o f f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e s
f i g u r e s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o lu m n s a n d c o m p u t e s , a n d u s u a l l y p r in t s a u t o m a t i c a l l y th e
d e b i t o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o rk s f r o m u n if o r m
an d s t a n d a r d t y p e s o f s a l e s a n d c r e d i t s l i p s .
B O O K K E E P IN G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ( R e m in g to n R a n d , E l l i o t t F i s h e r , S u n d s t r a n d , B u r r o u g h s ,
N a tio n a l C a s h R e g i s t e r , w ith o r w ith o u t a t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s i n e s s
tr a n s a c tio n s .
C la ss A.
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir i n g a k n o w le d g e o f an d e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c
b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , an d f a m i l i a r i t y w ith th e s t r u c t u r e o f th e p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t in g s y s t e m
u s e d . D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s a n d d is t r i b u t i o n o f d e b it an d c r e d i t i t e m s to b e u s e d in e a c h
p h a s e o f th e w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o l id a t e d r e p o r t s , b a l a n c e s h e e t s , an d o th e r r e c o r d s
b y h and.
C l a s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s o f a s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a l l y
r e q u ir i n g li t t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s in c lu d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ,
p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (n o t in c lu d in g a s i m p le ty p e o f b il lin g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r b i l l e r ,
m a c h in e ) , c o s t d i s t r i b u t i o n , e x p e n s e d i s t r i b u t i o n , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , e t c . M a y c h e c k o r a s s i s t
in p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s a n d p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a c c o u n t in g d e p a r t m e n t .
CLERK,

A C C O U N T IN G

C l a s s A . U n d e r g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o f a b o o k k e e p e r o r a c c o u n t a n t, h a s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r
k e e p in g one o r m o r e s e c t i o n s o f a c o m p le t e s e t o f b o o k s o r r e c o r d s r e la t in g to one p h a s e
o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t 's b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s . W o rk in v o l v e s p o s tin g a n d b a la n c in g s u b s i d i a r y
le d g e r o r l e d g e r s su c h a s a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ; e x a m in in g a n d c o d in g
in v o i c e s o r v o u c h e r s w ith p r o p e r a c c o u n t in g d is t r i b u t i o n ; a n d r e q u i r e s ju d g m e n t a n d e x p e r i ­
e n c e in m a k in g p r o p e r a s s i g n a t i o n s a n d a l l o c a t i o n s . M a y a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g , a d ju s t i n g , an d
c l o s i n g jo u r n a l e n t r i e s ; an d m a y d i r e c t c l a s s B a c c o u n t in g c l e r k s .
C l a s s B . U n d e r s u p e r v i s i o n , p e r f o r m s one o r m o r e r o u t in e a c c o u n t in g o p e r a t io n s su c h
a s p o s tin g s i m p le jo u r n a l v o u c h e r s o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le v o u c h e r s , e n t e r in g v o u c h e r s in
v o u c h e r r e g i s t e r s ; r e c o n c il in g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; a n d p o s t in g s u b s i d i a r y l e d g e r s c o n t r o l le d by
g e n e r a l l e d g e r s , o r p o s tin g s i m p le c o s t a c c o u n t in g d a t a . T h is jo b d o e s n o t r e q u i r e a k n o w l­
e d g e o f a c c o u n t in g a n d b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s b u t i s fo u n d in o f f i c e s in w h ich th e m o r e r o u tin e
a c c o u n t in g w o rk i s su b d iv id e d on a f u n c tio n a l b a s i s a m o n g s e v e r a l w o r k e r s .




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F IL E

C l a s s A . In a n e s t a b l i s h e d
f i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s a n d in d e x e s f i l e
m e n t s , e t c . M a y a l s o f i l e t h is
w ith th e f i l e s .
M a y le a d a s m

f il in g s y s t e m c o n ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r i e d s u b je c t m a t t e r
m a t e r i a l su c h a s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , t e c h n ic a l d o c u ­
m a t e r i a l . M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n ju n c t io n
a l l g r o u p o f lo w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s .

C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , a n d f i l e s u n c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y s i m p le ( s u b je c t m a t t e r ) h e a d ­
in g s ~ b r ~ p a r t l y c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f in e r s u b h e a d in g s . P r e p a r e s s i m p le r e l a t e d in d e x a n d
c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a i d s . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s c l e a r l y id e n t ifie d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s
m a te r ia l.
M a y p e r f o r m r e l a t e d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d to m a in t a in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u t in e f il in g o f m a t e r i a l th a t h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ich
i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p le s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a l p h a b e t i c a l , c h r o n o lo g ic a l,
o r n u m e r i c a l ) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s m a ­
t e r i a l ; a n d m a y f i l l o u t w ith d r a w a l c h a r g e . P e r f o r m s s i m p le c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s r e ­
q u i r e d to m a in t a in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
CLERK,

ORDER

R e c e i v e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a i l , p h o n e , o r p e r s o n a l l y .
D u tie s in v o lv e a n y c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o ll o w i n g ; Q u o tin g p r i c e s to c u s t o m e r s ; m a k in g o u t a n o r d e r
s h e e t l i s t i n g th e i t e m s to m a k e u p th e o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r i c e s a n d q u a n t i t ie s o f i t e m s on o r d e r
s h e e t ; a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g o r d e r s h e e t s to r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s to b e f i l l e d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d i t
d e p a r t m e n t to d e t e r m in e c r e d i t r a t i n g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w le d g e r e c e i p t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ,
fo llo w u p o r d e r s to s e e th a t th e y h a v e b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f i l e o f o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , a n d c h e c k sh ip p in g
in v o i c e s w ith o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .
CLERK,

PAYRO LL

C o m p u t e s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s a n d e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y d a t a on th e p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u t ie s in v o lv e : C a lc u la t i n g w o r k e r s ' e a r n i n g s b a s e d on tim e o r p r o d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; a n d
p o s t in g c a l c u l a t e d d a t a o n p a y r o l l s h e e t , sh o w in g in f o r m a t io n su c h a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o r k in g
d a y s , t i m e , r a t e , d e d u c t io n s f o r i n s u r a n c e , a n d t o t a l w a g e s d u e . M a y m a k e o u t p a y c h e c k s a n d
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g u p a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g p a y e n v e l o p e s .
M a y u s e a c a lc u la t i n g m a c h in e .
CO M PTO M ETER O PERATO R
P r i m a r y d u ty i s to o p e r a t e a C o m p t o m e t e r to p e r f o r m m a t h e m a t ic a l c o m p u t a t i o n s . T h is
jo b i s no t to b e c o n f u s e d w ith th a t o f s t a t i s t i c a l o r o th e r ty p e o f c l e r k , w h ich m a y in v o lv e f r e ­
q u e n t u s e o f a C o m p t o m e t e r b u t, in w h ic h , u s e o f t h is m a c h in e i s in c id e n t a l to p e r f o r m a n c e o f
o th e r d u t ie s .
KEYPUNCH OPERATO R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r a l p h a b e t ic a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to
t r a n s c r i b e d a t a f r o m v a r i o u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to k e y p u n c h ta b u la t in g c a r d s . P e r f o r m s s a m e
t a s k s a s lo w e r l e v e l k e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r b u t, in a d d it io n , w o r k r e q u i r e s a p p lic a t i o n o f c o d in g
s k i l l s a n d th e m a k in g o f so m e d e t e r m i n a t i o n s , f o r e x a m p l e , l o c a t e s on th e s o u r c e d o c u m e n t
th e i t e m s to b e p u n c h e d ; e x t r a c t s in f o r m a t io n f r o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n t s ; a n d s e a r c h e s f o r a n d
i n t e r p r e t s in f o r m a t io n on th e d o c u m e n t to d e t e r m in e in f o r m a t io n to b e p u n c h e d . M a y t r a i n
in e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a t o r s .

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K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d
C la ss B.
U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o r fo llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t i o n s ,
t r a n s c r i b e s d a t a f r o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to p u n c h e d c a r d s .
O p e r a te s a n u m e r ic a l a n d /o r
a l p h a b e t i c a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to k e y p u n c h t a b u la t in g c a r d s . M a y v e r i f y c a r d s .
W o rk in g f r o m v a r i o u s s t a n d a r d i z e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s , f o ll o w s s p e c i f i e d s e q u e n c e s w h ich h a v e
b e e n c o d e d o r p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a i l a n d r e q u i r e li t t l e o r no s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r in t e r p r e t in g
o f d a ta to b e p u n c h e d . P r o b l e m s a r i s i n g f r o m e r r o n e o u s i t e m s o r c o d e s , m i s s i n g in f o r m a t io n ,
e t c . , a r e r e f e r r e d to s u p e r v i s o r .

d. S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t , f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l
o f o f f i c i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
e.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a l a r g e a n d im p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m id d le
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f a n o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l
h u n d r e d p e r s o n s ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
C la ss C

O F F IC E

BOY OR G IR L

P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s r o u t in e d u t ie s s u c h a s ru n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t in g m in o r o f f ic e m a ­
c h in e s su c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g a n d d is t r i b u t i n g m a i l , a n d o th e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o r k .

SEC R ET A R Y
A s s i g n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l l y to o n e in d iv id u a l. M a in t a in s a c l o s e a n d h ig h ly
r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p to th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k a c t i v i t i e s o f th e s u p e r v i s o r . W o rk s f a i r l y in d e ­
p e n d e n tly r e c e i v i n g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d s u p e r v i s i o n a n d g u id a n c e .
P e r f o r m s v a r ie d c le r ic a l
a n d s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s , u s u a l l y in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e f o ll o w i n g : (a ) R e c e i v e s te le p h o n e c a l l s ,
p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , a n d in c o m in g m a i l , a n s w e r s r o u t in e i n q u i r i e s , a n d r o u t e s th e t e c h n ic a l i n q u i r i e s
to th e p r o p e r p e r s o n s ; (b) e s t a b l i s h e s , m a i n t a i n s , a n d r e v i s e s th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s f i l e s ; (c ) m a in t a in s
th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s c a l e n d a r a n d m a k e s a p p o in t m e n t s a s i n s t r u c t e d ; (d) r e l a y s m e s s a g e s f r o m s u p e r ­
v i s o r to s u b o r d i n a t e s ; (e) r e v i e w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d a , a n d r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s
f o r th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s s i g n a t u r e to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l a n d t y p o g r a p h ic a c c u r a c y ; a n d (f) p e r f o r m s
s t e n o g r a p h ic a n d ty p in g w o r k .
M a y a l s o p e r f o r m o th e r c l e r i c a l a n d s e c r e t a r i a l t a s k s o f c o m p a r a b l e n a t u r e a n d d if f i c u l t y .
T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f ic e r o u t in e a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f th e o r g a n i z a t io n ,
p r o g r a m s , a n d p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d to th e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .
Exclu sion s
N o t a l l p o s i t i o n s th a t a r e t i t le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p l e s
o f p o s i t i o n s w h ich a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e d e f in it io n a r e a s f o ll o w s : (a ) P o s i t i o n s w h ich d o no t m e e t
th e " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; (b) s t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l ly t r a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l
ty p e d u t i e s ; (c) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g a s o f f ic e a s s i s t a n t s to a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s i o n a l , t e c h n ic a l,
o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ; (d) s e c r e t a r y p o s i t i o n s in w h ic h th e d u t ie s a r e e i t h e r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e
r o u t in e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p le x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e th a n t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in th e d e f in itio n ;
a n d (e) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s i t i o n s w h ic h in v o lv e m o r e d i f f i c u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n i c a l , a d m in ­
i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u t ie s w h ich a r e no t t y p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o rk .
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in th e l e v e l d e f in i t io n s fo llo w in g , r e f e r s to
t h o s e o f f i c i a l s w h o h a v e a s i g n i f i c a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o l ic y m a k i n g r o le w ith r e g a r d to m a jo r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t i t le " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " th o u g h n o r m a l l y in d ic a t iv e o f t h is r o l e , d o e s n o t
in a l l c a s e s id e n t ify s u c h p o s i t i o n s . V ic e p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s to a c t p e r ­
s o n a l l y on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ;
a d m i n i s t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s t a f f ) a r e n o t c o n s i d e r e d to be
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g th e fo llo w in g l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s .
C la ss A
a ll,

a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a i r m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in
o v e r 100 b u t f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

b . S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h e r th a n th e c h a i r m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t )
o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( i m m e d i a t e l y b e lo w
s e g m e n t o r s u b s i d i a r y o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s ,

th e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r le v e l ) o f a m a j o r
in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

C la ss B
a ll,

a.
S e c r e t a r y t o th e c h a i r m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in
f e w e r th a n 100 p e r s o n s ; o r

b.
S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h e r th a n th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t )
o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 b u t f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c.
S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d ( i m m e d i a t e l y b e lo w th e o f f i c e r le v e l ) o v e r e i t h e r a m a j o r
c o r p o r a t e - w i d e f u n c t io n a l a c t i v i t y ( e . g . , m a r k e t i n g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t i o n s , i n d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s , e t c .) o r a m a j o r g e o g r a p h i c o r o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g , , a r e g i o n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ;
a m a j o r d iv i s i o n ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0
e m p lo y e e s; o r




a.
S e c r e t a r y to a n e x e c u t i v e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s n o t e q u iv a le n t
to o n e o f th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s i t u a t i o n s in th e d e fin itio n f o r c l a s s B , b u t w h o s e s u b o r d in a t e s t a f f
n o r m a l l y n u m b e r s a t l e a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s a n d i s u s u a l l y d iv i d e d in to o r g a n i z a t i o n a l
s e g m e n t s w h ic h a r e o fte n , in t u r n , f u r t h e r s u b d iv id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n i e s , t h is l e v e l in c lu d e s
a w id e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly o n e o r tw o ; o r
b. S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t , f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o t h e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l
o f o f f i c i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
C la ss D
a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e s u p e r v i s o r o r h e a d o f a s m a l l o r g a n i z a t i o n a l u n it ( e . g . , f e w e r th a n
a b o u t 25 o r 3 0 p e r s o n s ) ; £ r
b.
S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v i s o r y s t a f f s p e c i a l i s t , p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e , a d m i n i s t r a ­
t i v e o f f i c e r , o r a s s i s t a n t , s k i l l e d t e c h n ic i a n o r e x p e r t .
(N O T E ;
M a n y c o m p a n ie s a s s i g n
s t e n o g r a p h e r s , r a t h e r them s e c r e t a r i e s a s d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , to t h is l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r
n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r .)
STEN O G R A PH ER ,

GENERAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u la r y f r o m one o r m o r e
p e r s o n s e i t h e r in sh o r t h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M ay
a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n c o p y . M a y m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p s i m p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t i v e l y
r o u t in e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s t e n o g r a p h ic p o o l.
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g m a c h in e w o r k ,
(S e e tr a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r .)
STEN O G R A PH ER ,

SE N IO R

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y
su c h a s in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h f r o m o n e o r m o r e p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t ­
h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n
copy.
M a y a l s o s e t u p a n d m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c .
OR
P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s r e q u i r i n g s i g n i f i c a n t l y g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e s p o n s i ­
b il it y th a n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l a s e v id e n c e d b y th e f o llo w in g : W ork r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e of
s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d a n d a c c u r a c y ; a n d a th o r o u g h w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s a n d o ffic e
p r o c e d u r e s a n d o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n i z a t i o n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o r k flo w , e t c .
U s e s t h is k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s a n d r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l
t a s k s su c h a s , m a in ta in in g f o llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , l e t t e r s ,
e t c . ; c o m p o s in g s i m p le l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g a n d r o u t in g in c o m in g m a i l ; a n d
a n s w e r in g r o u t in e q u e s t i o n s , e t c .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e w o rk .
S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u lt ip l e - p o s it i o n te le p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , i n t r a p l a n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . P e r f o r m s f u l l te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s
c o m p le x c a l l s , s u c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e i t h e r in a d d it io n to
d o in g r o u t in e w o r k a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w i t c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e
a s s i g n m e n t . ( " F u l l " t e le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h en th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a s v a r i e d
f u n c t io n s th a t a r e n o t r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e i n f o r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e
o f o v e r l a p p i n g o r i n t e r r e l a t e d fu n c t io n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y p r e s e n t f r e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s to
w h ic h e x t e n s i o n s a r e a p p r o p r i a t e f o r c a l l s . )
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u lt ip l e - p o s it i o n t e le p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , in t r a p l a n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le r o u t in e lo n g d i s t a n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o l l s .
M a y p e r f o r m li m i t e d te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e
o c c u r s i f th e f u n c t io n s o f th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e
i n f o r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , o r i f th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t in e , e . g . , g iv in g e x t e n s io n n u m b e r s w h en
s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e f u r n i s h e d , o r i f c o m p le x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o t h e r o p e r a t o r .)

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T A B U L A T I N G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d

In a d d it io n to p e r f o r m i n g d u t ie s o f o p e r a t o r on a s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n o r m o n i t o r - t y p e s w i t c h ­
b o a r d , a c t s a s r e c e p t i o n i s t a n d m a y a l s o ty p e o r p e r f o r m r o u t in e c l e r i c a l w o r k a s p a r t o f r e g u l a r
d u tie s.
T h is ty p in g o r c l e r i c a l w o rk m a y t a k e th e m a j o r p a r t o f t h is w o r k e r 's ti m e w h ile at
sw itc h b o a rd .

C l a s s C . O p e r a t e s s i m p le ta b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s su c h a s th e
s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n ch , c o l l a t o r , e t c ., w ith s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t i o n s .
M a y in c lu d e s i m p le
w ir i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d s o m e f il in g w o r k . T h e w o rk t y p i c a l l y in v o l v e s p o r t io n s o f a w o rk
u n it, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r t in g o r c o ll a t in g r u n s o r r e p e t it i v e o p e r a t io n s .
T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R ,

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a v a r i e t y o f t a b u l a t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h i n e s , t y p ic a ll y
in c lu d in g su c h m a c h in e s a s th e t a b u l a t o r , c a l c u l a t o r , i n t e r p r e t e r , c o l l a t o r , arid o t h e r s .
P e r f o r m s c o m p le t e r e p o r t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s w ith o u t c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n , an d p e r f o r m s d if f i c u l t
w ir i n g a s r e q u i r e d .
T h e c o m p le t e r e p o r t i n g a n d t a b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s t y p ic a ll y in v o lv e a
v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s w h ic h o fte n a r e o f i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r in g ty p e r e ­
q u ir in g s o m e p la n n in g a n d s e q u e n c in g o f s t e p s to b e ta k e n . A s a m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d o p e r a t o r ,
i s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e d in t r a i n in g new o p e r a t o r s in m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t i a l l y t r a i n e d
o p e r a t o r s in w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d o p e r a t in g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s p e r f o r m i n g t a b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s a n d d a y - t o d a y s u p e r v i s i o n o f th e w o r k a n d p r o d u c tio n o f a g r o u p o f t a b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s .
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s m o r e d if f i c u l t t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e
t a b u l a t o r a n d c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d it io n to th e s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c e r , a n d c o l l a t o r .
T h is w o r k is
p e r f o r m e d u n d e r s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d m a y in c lu d e th e p e r f o r m a n c e o f s o m e w ir i n g f r o m
d i a g r a m s . T h e w o r k t y p ic a ll y i n v o l v e s , f o r e x a m p le , t a b u l a t io n s in v o lv in g a r e p e t it i v e
a c c o u n t in g e x e r c i s e , a c o m p le t e b u t s m a l l t a b u l a t in g s t u d y , o r p a r t s o f a lo n g e r a n d m o r e
c o m p le x r e p o r t . S u c h r e p o r t s a n d s t u d i e s a r e u s u a l l y o f a r e c u r r i n g n a t u r e w h e r e th e p r o ­
c e d u r e s a r e w e ll e s ta b lis h e d .
M a y a l s o in c lu d e th e t r a i n in g o f new e m p l o y e e s in th e b a s i c
o p e r a t io n o f th e m a c h in e .

GEN ERAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u la r y f r o m
tr a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n c o p y an d do s i m p le c l e r i c a l w o r k .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y su c h a s le g a l
b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e no t in c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w ho t a k e s d ic t a t io n in s h o r t ­
h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e i s c l a s s i f i e d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l .
T Y P IST
U s e s a t y p e w r it e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l o r to m a k e out b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a ­
t i o n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o th e r p e r s o n . M a y in c lu d e ty p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e ­
r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p li c a t in g p r o c e s s e s . M a y do c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g li t t l e s p e c i a l tr a i n in g , su c h
a s k e e p in g s i m p l e r e c o r d s , f il in g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t i n g a n d d is t r i b u t i n g in c o m in g m a i l .
C l a s s A . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l in f in a l f o r m w h en it
i n v o l v e s c o m b in in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r c o r r e c t s p e l l i n g ,
s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c t u a tio n , e t c ., o f t e c h n ic a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n la n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ;
a n d p la n n in g la y o u t a n d ty p in g o f c o m p lic a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s to m a in t a in u n if o r m i t y a n d
b a l a n c e in s p a c in g .
M a y ty p e r o u t in e f o r m l e t t e r s v a r y in g d e t a i l s to s u it c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : C o p y ty p in g f r o m r o u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ;
r o u t in e ty p in g o f f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c .; a n d s e t t in g up s i m p le s t a n d a r d t a b u l a t io n s ,
o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p le x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e tu p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
CO M PUTER O PERATO R

CO M PUTER PROGRAM ER,

M o n i t o r s a n d o p e r a t e s th e c o n t r o l c o n s o l e o f a d i g i t a l c o m p u t e r to p r o c e s s d a t a a c c o r d in g
to o p e r a t in g i n s t r u c t i o n s , u s u a l l y p r e p a r e d b y a p r o g r a m e r . W o rk in c lu d e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g :
S t u d ie s i n s t r u c t i o n s to d e t e r m in e e q u ip m e n t s e t u p a n d o p e r a t i o n s ; l o a d s e q u ip m e n t w ith r e q u i r e d
i t e m s (ta p e r e e l s , c a r d s , e t c .) ; s w i t c h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x i l i a r y e q u ip m e n t in to c i r c u i t , a n d s t a r t s
a n d o p e r a t e s c o m p u t e r ; m a k e s a d ju s t m e n t s to c o m p u t e r to c o r r e c t o p e r a t in g p r o b l e m s a n d m e e t
s p e c i a l c o n d i t io n s ; r e v i e w s e r r o r s m a d e d u r in g o p e r a t io n a n d d e t e r m i n e s c a u s e o r r e f e r s p r o b l e m
to s u p e r v i s o r o r p r o g r a m e r ; a n d m a in t a in s o p e r a t in g r e c o r d s . M a y t e s t a n d a s s i s t in c o r r e c t i n g
p rogram .

C o n v e r t s s t a t e m e n t s o f b u s i n e s s p r o b l e m s , t y p ic a ll y p r e p a r e d b y a s y s t e m s a n a l y s t , in to
a s e q u e n c e o f d e t a i l e d i n s t r u c t i o n s w h ic h a r e r e q u i r e d to s o l v e th e p r o b l e m s b y a u t o m a t ic d a t a
p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t .
W o rk in g f r o m c h a r t s o r d i a g r a m s , th e p r o g r a m e r d e v e lo p s th e p r e c i s e
i n s t r u c t i o n s w h ic h , w h en e n t e r e d in to th e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in c o d e d la n g u a g e , c a u s e th e m a n i p u ­
la t i o n o f d a t a to a c h ie v e d e s i r e d r e s u l t s . W o rk i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : A p p li e s k n o w le d g e
o f c o m p u te r c a p a b i l i t i e s , m a t h e m a t i c s , l o g i c e m p lo y e d b y c o m p u t e r s , a n d p a r t i c u l a r s u b je c t m a t t e r
in v o lv e d to a n a ly z e c h a r t s a n d d i a g r a m s o f th e p r o b l e m to b e p r o g r a m e d .
D e v e lo p s se q u e n c e
o f p r o g r a m s t e p s , w r i t e s d e t a ile d flo w c h a r t s to sh o w o r d e r in w h ic h d a t a w il l b e p r o c e s s e d ;
c o n v e r t s t h e s e c h a r t s to c o d e d in s t r u c t i o n s f o r m a c h in e to fo llo w ; t e s t s a n d c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ;
p r e p a r e s i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r o p e r a t in g p e r s o n n e l d u r in g p r o d u c t i o n ru n ; a n a l y z e s , r e v i e w s , a n d a l t e r s
p r o g r a m s to i n c r e a s e o p e r a t in g e f f i c i e n c y o r a d a p t to n ew r e q u i r e m e n t s ; m a in t a in s r e c o r d s o f
p r o g r a m d e v e lo p m e n t a n d r e v i s i o n s . (N O T E : W o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g b o th s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s a n d p r o ­
g r a m i n g s h o u ld b e c l a s s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s if t h i s i s th e s k i l l u s e d to d e t e r m in e t h e i r p a y .)

F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s ,

c o m p u t e r o p e r a t o r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s f o ll o w s :

C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n tly , o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n , a c o m p u t e r ru n n in g
p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s ; N ew p r o g r a m s a r e f r e q u e n t ly t e s t e d a n d
in t r o d u c e d ; s c h e d u lin g r e q u i r e m e n t s a r e o f c r i t i c a l im p o r t a n c e to m i n im iz e d o w n tim e ; th e
p r o g r a m s a r e o f c o m p le x d e s ig n s o th a t i d e n t i f ic a t i o n o f e r r o r s o u r c e o fte n r e q u i r e s a w o r k in g
k n o w le d g e o f th e t o t a l p r o g r a m , a n d a l t e r n a t e p r o g r a m s m a y n o t b e a v a i l a b l e .
M a y g iv e
d i r e c t i o n a n d g u id a n c e to lo w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s .
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n tly , o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n , a c o m p u t e r ru n n in g
p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s : M o s t o f th e p r o g r a m s a r e e s t a b l i s h e d
p r o d u c t io n r u n s , t y p i c a l l y ru n o n a r e g u l a r l y r e c u r r i n g b a s i s ; t h e r e i s l i t t l e o r n o t e s t in g
o f n ew p r o g r a m s r e q u i r e d ; a l t e r n a t e p r o g r a m s a r e p r o v i d e d in c a s e o r i g i n a l p r o g r a m n e e d s
m a j o r c h a n g e o r c a n n o t b e c o r r e c t e d w ith in a r e a s o n a b l e t i m e . In c o m m o n e r r o r s i t u a t i o n s ,
d i a g n o s e s c a u s e a n d t a k e s c o r r e c t i v e a c t io n . T h is u s u a l l y i n v o l v e s a p p ly in g p r e v i o u s l y p r o ­
g r a m e d c o r r e c t i v e s t e p s , o r u s in g s t a n d a r d c o r r e c t i o n t e c h n iq u e s .

B U S IN E S S

D o e s n o t in c lu d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r th e m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v i s i o n o f
o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c d a t a p r o c e s s i n g ( E D P ) e m p l o y e e s , o r p r o g r a m e r s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith
s c i e n t i f i c a n d / o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s .
F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s ,

p r o g r a m e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s f o ll o w s :

C l a s s A . W o rk s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on c o m p le x p r o b l e m s w h ic h
r e q u i r e c o m p e t e n c e in a l l p h a s e s o f p r o g r a m i n g c o n c e p t s a n d p r a c t i c e s . W o rk in g f r o m d i a ­
g r a m s a n d c h a r t s w h ic h id e n tif y th e n a t u r e o f d e s i r e d r e s u l t s , m a j o r p r o c e s s i n g s t e p s to b e
a c c o m p l i s h e d , a n d th e r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n v a r i o u s s t e p s o f th e p r o b l e m s o l v in g r o u t in e ;
p l a n s th e f u l l r a n g e o f p r o g r a m i n g a c t i o n s n e e d e d to e f f i c ie n t l y u t i l i z e th e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m
in a c h ie v i n g d e s i r e d en d p r o d u c t s .

OR
O p e r a t e s u n d e r d i r e c t s u p e r v i s i o n a c o m p u t e r ru n n in g p r o g r a m s o r s e g m e n t s o f p r o g r a m s
w ith th e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A . M a y a s s i s t a h ig h e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r b y in d e ­
p e n d e n tly p e r f o r m i n g l e s s d i f f i c u l t t a s k s a s s i g n e d , a n d p e r f o r m i n g d if f i c u l t t a s k s fo llo w in g
d e t a ile d i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d w ith f r e q u e n t r e v ie w o f o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d .
C l a s s C . W o rk s on r o u t in e p r o g r a m s u n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n .
I s e x p e c t e d to d e v e lo p
w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f th e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t u s e d a n d a b i l i t y to d e t e c t p r o b l e m s in v o lv e d in
r u n n in g r o u t in e p r o g r a m s . U s u a l l y h a s r e c e i v e d s o m e f o r m a l t r a i n in g in c o m p u t e r o p e r a t io n .
M a y a s s i s t h ig h e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .




A t t h is l e v e l , p r o g r a m i n g i s d if f i c u l t b e c a u s e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t m u s t b e o r g a n i z e d to
p r o d u c e s e v e r a l in te r r e la t e d but d iv e r s e p r o d u c ts fr o m n u m e ro u s an d d iv e r s e d a ta e le m e n ts.
A w id e v a r i e t y a n d e x t e n s iv e n u m b e r o f in t e r n a l p r o c e s s i n g a c t i o n s m u s t o c c u r . T h is r e q u i r e s
s u c h a c t i o n s a s d e v e lo p m e n t o f c o m m o n o p e r a t i o n s w h ic h c a n b e r e u s e d , e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f
li n k a g e p o i n t s b e t w e e n o p e r a t i o n s , a d ju s t m e n t s to d a t a w h en p r o g r a m r e q u i r e m e n t s e x c e e d
c o m p u t e r s t o r a g e c a p a c i t y , a n d s u b s t a n t i a l m a n i p u la t io n a n d r e s e q u e n c in g o f d a t a e l e m e n t s
to f o r m a h ig h ly i n t e g r a t e d p r o g r a m .
M a y p r o v i d e f u n c t io n a l d i r e c t i o n to lo w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m e r s w h o a r e a s s i g n e d to a s s i s t .

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CO M PU TER SY STE M S A N A LY ST,

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p r o g r a m s , o r o n s i m p l e s e g m e n t s o f c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .
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p r o c e s s i n f o r m a t io n to p r o d u c e d a t a in tw o o r t h r e e v a r i e d s e q u e n c e s o r f o r m a t s . R e p o r t s
a n d l i s t i n g s a r e p r o d u c e d b y r e f in i n g , a d a p t i n g , a r r a y i n g , o r m a k in g m i n o r a d d it io n s to o r
d e l e t i o n s f r o m in p u t d a t a w h ic h a r e r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e .
W h ile n u m e r o u s r e c o r d s m a y b e
p r o c e s s e d , th e d a t a h a v e b e e n r e f in e d in p r i o r a c t io n s s o th a t th e a c c u r a c y a n d s e q u e n c in g
o f d a t a c a n b e t e s t e d b y u s in g a fe w r o u t in e c h e c k s .
T y p i c a l l y , th e p r o g r a m d e a l s w ith
r o u t in e r e c o r d - k e e p i n g ty p e o p e r a t i o n s .
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W o rk s on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s ( a s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A) u n d e r c l o s e d i r e c t i o n o f a h ig h e r
le v e l p r o g r a m e r o r s u p e r v is o r .
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f o r m i n g l e s s d if f i c u l t t a s k s a s s i g n e d , a n d p e r f o r m i n g m o r e d if f i c u l t t a s k s u n d e r f a i r l y c l o s e
d ir e c t i o n .
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B U S IN E S S

A n a l y z e s b u s i n e s s p r o b l e m s to f o r m u l a t e p r o c e d u r e s f o r s o l v in g th e m b y u s e o f e l e c t r o n i c
d a t a p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t . D e v e l o p s a c o m p le t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f a l l s p e c i f i c a t i o n s n e e d e d to e n a b le
p r o g r a m e r s to p r e p a r e r e q u i r e d d i g i t a l c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m s . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g :
A n a l y z e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r o p e r a t i o n s to b e a u t o m a t e d a n d id e n t i f i e s c o n d itio n s a n d c r i t e r i a r e q u ir e d
to a c h ie v e s a t i s f a c t o r y r e s u l t s ; s p e c i f i e s n u m b e r a n d t y p e s o f r e c o r d s , f i l e s , a n d d o c u m e n t s to
b e u s e d ; o u t lin e s a c t io n s to b e p e r f o r m e d b y p e r s o n n e l a n d c o m p u t e r s in s u f f i c i e n t d e t a il f o r
p r e s e n t a t i o n to m a n a g e m e n t a n d f o r p r o g r a m i n g ( t y p i c a l l y t h is i n v o l v e s p r e p a r a t i o n oif w o r k a n d
d a t a flo w c h a r t s ) ; c o o r d i n a t e s th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f t e s t p r o b l e m s a n d p a r t i c i p a t e s in t r i a l r u n s o f
n ew a n d r e v i s e d s y s t e m s ; a n d r e c o m m e n d s e q u ip m e n t c h a n g e s to o b ta in m o r e e f f e c t i v e o v e r a l l
o p e r a t i o n s . (N O T E : W o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g b o th s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s a n d p r o g r a m i n g s h o u ld b e c l a s ­
s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s i f t h is i s th e s k i l l u s e d to d e t e r m in e t h e ir p a y .)
D o e s n o t in c lu d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r th e m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v i s i o n o f
o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c d a t a p r o c e s s i n g ( E D P ) e m p l o y e e s , o r s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith
s c i e n t i f i c o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s .
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s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s f o ll o w s :

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C l a s s B . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o n p r o b l e m s th a t a r e
r e l a t i v e l y u n c o m p l ic a t e d to a n a ly z e , p l a n , p r o g r a m , a n d o p e r a t e . P r o b l e m s a r e o f l i m it e d
c o m p le x i t y b e c a u s e s o u r c e s o f in p u t d a t a a r e h o m o g e n e o u s a n d th e o u tp u t d a t a a r e c l o s e l y
r e la te d .
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P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u t ie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t a n d m a in t a in in g o o d r e p a i r b u ild in g
w o o d w o r k a n d e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s b i n s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s ,
c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in e : P la n n in g
a n d la y i n g o u t o f w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l i n s t r u c t i o n s u s in g a v a r i e t y




C l a s s C . W o rk s u n d e r im m e d i a t e s u p e r v i s i o n , c a r r y i n g o u t a n a l y s e s a s a s s i g n e d , u s u a l l y
o f a s i n g l e a c t iv i t y .
A s s i g n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d to d e v e lo p a n d e x p a n d p r a c t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e
in th e a p p lic a t i o n o f p r o c e d u r e s a n d s k i l l s r e q u i r e d f o r s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s w o r k . F o r e x a m p le ,
m a y a s s i s t a h ig h e r l e v e l s y s t e m s a n a l y s t b y p r e p a r i n g th e d e t a ile d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s r e q u ir e d
b y p r o g r a m e r s f r o m in f o r m a t io n d e v e lo p e d b y th e h ig h e r l e v e l a n a l y s t .

C l a s s A . P l a n s th e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p le x i t e m s h a v in g d i s t i n c t i v e d e s ig n
f e a t u r e s th a t d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a f t i n g p r e c e d e n t s . W o r k s in c l o s e s u p ­
p o r t w ith th e d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r , a n d m a y r e c o m m e n d m i n o r d e s i g n c h a n g e s .
A n a l y z e s th e
e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e on th e d e t a i l s o f f o r m , fu n c tio n , a n d p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c o m ­
p o n en ts an d p a r t s .
W o r k s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le t e d w o r k i s
r e v i e w e d b y d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r m i n a t i o n s .
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e i t h e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d i r e c t t h e i r p r e p a r a t i o n b y lo w e r l e v e l d r a f t s m e n .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n r o u tin e a n d c o m p le x d r a f t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s t h a t r e q u i r e th e a p p l i ­
c a t io n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d i z e d d r a w in g t e c h n iq u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d .
D u tie s ty p ic a lly in ­
v o lv e s u c h w o r k a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k in g d r a w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u lt ip l e f u n c t io n s , a n d p r e c i s e p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n c o m p o n e n t s ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i ­
t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t io n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a i l d r a w in g s o f f o u n d a t io n s , w a ll
s e c t i o n s , f l o o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f. U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a l s in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u t a t io n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n t i t ie s o f m a t e r i a l s to b e u s e d , lo a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s ,
s t r e s s e s , e tc.
R e c e i v e s i n i t i a l i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , a n d a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C o m p le t e d w o r k i s c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n ic a l a d e q u a c y .
C l a s s C . P r e p a r e s d e t a i l d r a w in g s o f s i n g l e u n it s o r p a r t s f o r e n g in e e r in g , c o n s t r u c t io n ,
m a n u f a c t u r i n g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o j e c t i o n s
( d e p ic t in g t h r e e d im i n s i o n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) a n d s e c t i o n a l v ie w s to c l a r i f y p o s it i o n in g o f
c o m p o n e n t s a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d in f o r m a t io n . C o n s o l i d a t e s d e t a i l s f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
and a d ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e a s r e q u ir e d .
S u g g e s t e d m e t h o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le
p r e c e d e n t s , a n d a d v ic e o n s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g i v e n w ith i n i t i a l a s s i g n m e n t s . I n s t r u c t io n s
a r e l e s s c o m p le t e w h en a s s i g n m e n t s r e c u r .
W o rk m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
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C l a s s A . W o rk s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on c o m p le x p r o b l e m s
in v o lv in g a l l p h a s e s o f s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s . P r o b l e m s a r e c o m p le x b e c a u s e o f d i v e r s e s o u r c e s
o f in p u t d a t a a n d m u l t i p l e - u s e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f o u tp u t d a t a . ( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e lo p s a n in t e ­
g r a t e d p r o d u c tio n s c h e d u l in g , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , c o s t a n a l y s i s , a n d s a l e s a n a l y s i s r e c o r d in
w h ic h e v e r y it e m o f e a c h ty p e i s a u t o m a t i c a l l y p r o c e s s e d th r o u g h th e f u l l s y s t e m o f r e c o r d s
a n d a p p r o p r i a t e fo llo w u p a c t i o n s a r e in it i a t e d b y th e c o m p u t e r .) C o n f e r s w ith p e r s o n s c o n ­
c e r n e d to d e t e r m in e th e d a t a p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s a n d a d v i s e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on
th e im p l i c a t i o n s o f n ew o r r e v i s e d s y s t e m s o f d a t a p r o c e s s i n g o p e r a t i o n s .
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m e n d a t io n s , if n e e d e d , f o r a p p r o v a l o f m a j o r s y s t e m s i n s t a l l a t i o n s o r c h a n g e s a n d f o r
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c l a s s A . W o rk s in d e p e n d e n tly o n r o u t in e a s s i g n m e n t s a n d r e c e i v e s i n s t r u c t i o n a n d g u id a n c e
o n c o m p le x a s s i g n m e n t s . W o rk i s r e v i e w e d f o r a c c u r a c y o f ju d g m e n t , c o m p lia n c e w ith in ­
s t r u c t i o n s , a n d to i n s u r e p r o p e r a li n e m e n t w ith th e o v e r a l l s y s t e m .

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C l a s s C . M a k e s p r a c t ic a l a p p lic a tio n s o f p r o g r a m in g p r a c t ic e s an d c o n c e p ts u su a lly
l e a r n e d in f o r m a l t r a i n in g c o u r s e s . A s s i g n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d to d e v e lo p c o m p e t e n c e in th e
a p p lic a t i o n o f s t a n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s to r o u t in e p r o b l e m s . R e c e i v e s c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n on n ew
a s p e c t s o f a s s i g n m e n t s ; a n d w o r k i s r e v i e w e d to v e r i f y i t s a c c u r a c y a n d c o n f o r m a n c e w ith
r e q u ir e d p r o c e d u r e s .
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m a in t a in i n g a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e in a r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t , o r m a in t a in i n g in v e n t o r y a c c o u n t s
in a m a n u f a c t u r i n g o r w h o l e s a le e s t a b l i s h m e n t . ) C o n f e r s w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d to d e t e r m in e
th e d a t a p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s a n d a d v i s e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l o n th e im p l i c a t i o n s o f th e
d a t a p r o c e s s i n g s y s t e m s to b e a p p lie d .

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d r a w in g s a n d t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l.
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c o n s i s t i n g o f s t r a i g h t l i n e s a n d a l a r g e s c a l e n o t r e q u i r i n g c l o s e d e lin e a t i o n .)
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i n ju r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o t h e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e i l l o r s u f f e r a n a c c id e n t on th e p r e m i s e s o f a
f a c t o r y o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t i e s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo ll o w i n e : G iv in g f i r s t a id
to th e i l l o r i n ju r e d ; a tte n d in g to s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s ' i n j u r i e s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s
o f p a t i e n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c id e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t io n o r o th e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in
p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t io n s a n d h e a lt h e v a l u a t io n s o f a p p l i c a n t s a n d e m p l o y e e s ; a n d p la n n in g a n d c a r r y ­
in g o u t p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h e a lt h e d u c a t io n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , e v a l u a t io n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t ,
o r o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t i n g th e h e a lt h , w e l f a r e , a n d s a f e t y o f a l l p e r s o n n e l .

D POWERPLANT
CARPENTER,

M A I N T E N A N C E — C o n tin u e d

o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d t o o ls , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , a n d s t a n d a r d m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; m a k in g
s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k ; a n d s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s s a r y
f o r th e w o r k . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d tr a i n in g a n d
e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

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E L E C T R IC IA N ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

M E C H A N IC ,

P e r f o r m s a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c a l tr a d e fu n c tio n s su c h a s th e in s t a lla t io n , m a in te n a n c e ,
o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r t h e g e n e r a t io n , d is t r i b u t io n , o r u t i li z a t io n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in a n
e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
In s ta llin g o r r e p a ir in g a n y o f a v a r ie t y o f
e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t b r e a k ­
e r s , m o t o r s , h e a t in g u n it s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o t h e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k in g f r o m
b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , l a y o u t s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; l o c a t i n g a n d d ia g n o s i n g t r o u b le in th e
e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u ip m e n t; w o r k in g s t a n d a r d c o m p u t a t io n s r e l a t i n g to lo a d r e q u ir e m e n t s o f
w ir in g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t; a n d u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d t o o ls a n d m e a s u r in g a n d
t e s t in g in s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u ir e s ro u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g a n d
e x p e rie n c e .
E N G IN E E R ,

S T A T IO N A R Y

O p e r a t e s an d m a in t a in s a n d m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e th e o p e r a t io n o f s t a t io n a r y e n g in e s a n d
e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n i c a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) t o s u p p ly th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r ,
h e a t, r e f r ig e r a t io n , o r a ir - c o n d itio n in g .
W ork in v o lv e s ;
O p e r a t i n g a n d m a in t a in in g e q u ip m e n t
s u c h a s s t e a m e n g in e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b in e s , v e n tila tin g a n d r e f r i g ­
e r a t i n g e q u ip m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; an d
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a tio n o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d fu e l c o n su m p tio n .
M ay a lso su ­
p e r v is e th e se o p e ra tio n s.
H e a d o r c h ie f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e t h a n o n e
e n g in e e r a r e e x c lu d e d .
F IR E M A N ,

S T A T IO N A R Y

B O IL E R

F i r e s s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r s to f u r n is h th e e s t a b li s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t , p o w e r ,
o r s t e a m . F e e d s f u e ls to f i r e b y h a n d o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o il b u r n e r ;
a n d c h e c k s w a t e r a n d s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c le a n , o il , o r a s s i s t in r e p a ir i n g b o i le r r o o m e q u ip m e n t.
H ELPER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

TRADES

A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k i l l e d m a in t e n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c
o r g e n e r a l d u t ie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p lie d w ith m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s ;
c le a n in g .w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h i n e , a n d e q u ip m e n t ; a s s i s t i n g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s o r
t o o ls ; a n d p e r f o r m in g o th e r u n s k ille d t a s k s a s d ir e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n .
T h e k in d o f w o r k th e
h e lp e r i s p e r m it t e d to p e r f o r m v a r i e s fr o m t r a d e to t r a d e ;
In s o m e t r a d e s th e h e l p e r i s c o n ­
f i n e d t o s u p p l y i n g , l i f t i n g , a n d h o l d i n g m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s a n d c l e a n i n g w o r k i n g a r e a s ; a n d in
o th e r s h e is p e r m itte d to p e r f o r m s p e c ia liz e d m a c h in e o p e r a tio n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e th a t a r e
a ls o p e r fo r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a fu ll- tim e b a s is .
M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R ,

TO OLRO OM

S p e c i a l i z e s in th e o p e r a t io n o f o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h in e t o o l s , s u c h a s j i g b o r e r s ,
c y l i n d r i c a l o r s u r f a c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e l a t h e s , o r m illin g m a c h i n e s , in th e c o n s t r u c t io n o f
m a c h in e - sh o p t o o ls , g a g e s , ji g s , f ix t u r e s , o r d ie s .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
P la n ­
n in g a n d p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t m a c h i n i n g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u i r i n g c o m p l i c a t e d s e t u p s
o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c is i o n m e a s u r in g i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e le c t in g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o li n g , a n d o p e r a t i o n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s d u r in g o p e r a t i o n to
a c h ie v e r e q u is it e t o le r a n c e s o r d im e n s io n s . M a y b e r e q u ir e d to r e c o g n iz e w h en t o o ls n e e d d r e s s ­
in g , to d r e s s t o o l s , a n d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s a n d c u ttin g a n d lu b r i c a t in g o i l s . F o r c r o s s ­
i n d u s t r y w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o lr o o m , in t o o l a n d d ie jo b b in g s h o p s
a r e e x c lu d e d fr o m th is c la s s i f ic a t io n .
M A C H IN IS T ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

P r o d u c e s r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t s a n d n e w p a r t s in m a k i n g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n ­
i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o rk i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g :
In te rp r e tin g
w r itte n in s t r u c t io n s a n d s p e c if ic a t i o n s ; p la n n in g a n d la y in g o ut o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f m a ­
c h in is t 's h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c is i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g u p an d o p e r a t in g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e
t o o ls ; sh a p in g o f m e ta l p a r t s to c lo s e t o le r a n c e s ; m a k in g s ta n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la tin g to
d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , to o lin g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o rk in g p r o p e r t ie s
o f th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e le c t in g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u ir e d f o r h is w o r k ;
a n d fit t in g a n d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in to m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t.
In g e n e r a l , th e m a c h i n i s t 's w o r k
n o r m a lly r e q u ir e s a ro u n d e d t r a in in g in m a c h in e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g an d e x p e r i e n c e .

M E C H A N IC ,

A U T O M O T IV E

(M A IN T E N A N C E )

R e p a ir s a u to m o b ile s, b u s e s , m o to r tr u c k s , an d t r a c t o r s o f an e sta b lis h m e n t.
W ork in ­
v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g :
E x a m in in g a u t o m o t iv e e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s t h a t in v o lv e th e u s e o f s u c h
h a n d to o ls a s
w r e n c h e s , g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r f it t i n g p a r t s ; r e p l a c in g
b r o k e n o r d e fe c tiv e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g rin d in g a n d a d ju s tin g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b li n g an d in s t a llin g




A U T O M O T IV E

(M A IN T E N A N C E )— C o n tin u e d

th e v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in th e v e h ic le an d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s ; a n d a lin in g w h e e ls ,
a d ju s t in g b r a k e s a n d l i g h t s , o r tig h te n in g b o d y b o l t s .
In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f t h e a u t o m o t i v e
m e c h a n ic r e q u ir e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a fo r m a l a p p r e n ­
t i c e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e .
M E C H A N IC ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

R e p a i r s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t .
W ork in v o lv e s m o s t
o f th e fo llo w in g :
E x a m in in g m a c h in e s a n d m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d is m a n t l in g o r p a r t l y d is m a n t l in g m a c h i n e s a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s t h a t m a i n l y in v o lv e th e u s e
o f h a n d t o o ls in s c r a p i n g a n d f it t i n g p a r t s ; r e p l a c in g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t iv e p a r t s w ith i t e m s o b t a in e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g th e p r o d u c t io n o f a r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e sh o p o r s e n d in g o f th e
m a c h in e to a m a c h in e sh o p fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s ; p r e p a r in g w r itte n s p e c ific a t io n s fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s
o r fo r th e p r o d u c tio n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e sh o p ; r e a s s e m b li n g m a c h in e s ; an d m a k in g
a ll n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n ts f o r o p e r a tio n .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f a m a in t e n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e ­
q u ir e s ro u n d e d t r a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a fo r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e . E x c lu d e d f r o m th is c la s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o se p r i m a r y
d u t ie s in v o lv e s e t t in g u p o r a d ju s t in g m a c h in e s .
M IL L W R IG H T
I n s t a l l s n ew m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t, a n d d is m a n t l e s an d i n s t a l l s m a c h in e s o r
h e a v y e q u i p m e n t w h e n c h a n g e s in t h e p l a n t l a y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d .
W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l ­
lo w in g :
P la n n in g a n d la y in g o u t o f th e w o r k ; in t e r p r e t in g b lu e p r in t s o r o th e r s p e c if ic a t i o n s ; u s in g
a v a r i e t y o f h a n d to o ls a n d r ig g in g ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to s t r e s s e s ,
s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , a n d c e n t e r s o f g r a v it y ; a lin in g an d b a la n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t; s e le c t in g s t a n d ­
a r d t o o l s , e q u i p m e n t , a n d p a r t s t o b e u s e d ; a n d i n s t a l l i n g a n d m a i n t a i n i n g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r
t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s d r i v e s a n d s p e e d r e d u c e r s .
In g e n e r a l , t h e m i l l w r i g h t ' s w o r k
n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in t h e t r a d e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e .
O IL E R
L u b r i c a t e s , w ith o il o r
e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t .
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M A IN T E N A N C E

P a in ts an d r e d e c o r a t e s w a lls , w o o d w o rk , an d fix tu r e s o f an e sta b lis h m e n t.
W ork in ­
v o lv e s th e fo llo w in g :
K n o w le d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u li a r i t i e s a n d ty p e s o f p a in t r e q u ir e d fo r d if f e r e n t
a p p li c a t io n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a in tin g b y r e m o v in g o ld f in is h o r b y p la c in g p u tty o r f i l l e r
in n a il h o le s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p ly in g p a in t w ith s p r a y g u n o r b r u s h . M a y m i x c o l o r s , o i l s ,
w h ite le a d , a n d o th e r p a in t in g r e d ie n t s to o b ta in p r o p e r c o lo r o r c o n s is t e n c y .
In g e n e r a l , th e
w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e p a i n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h
a fo r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e .
P IP E F IT T E R ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

I n s t a l l s o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o t h e r t y p e s o f p i p e a n d p i p e f i t t i n g s in a n
e sta b lis h m e n t.
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
L a y in g ou t o f w o rk an d m e a s u r in g to lo ­
c a t e p o s it i o n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w i n g s o r o t h e r w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u ttin g v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p ip e
to c o r r e c t le n g t h s w ith c h i s e l a n d h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y le n e t o r c h o r p i p e - c u t t i n g m a c h in e ; t h r e a d ­
in g p ip e w ith s t o c k s a n d d i e s ; b e n d in g p ip e b y h a n d - d r iv e n o r p o w e r - d r i v e n m a c h i n e s ; a s s e m b l i n g
p ip e w ith c o u p lin g s a n d f a s t e n i n g p ip e to h a n g e r s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e l a t i n g
to p r e s s u r e s , flo w , a n d s i z e o f p ip e r e q u i r e d ; a n d m a k in g s t a n d a r d t e s t s to d e t e r m in e w h e th e r
fin ish e d p ip e s m e e t s p e c if ic a t io n s .
In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f t h e m a i n t e n a n c e p i p e f i t t e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a in in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a in in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . W o r k e r s p r i m a r i l y e n g a g e d in i n s t a l l in g a n d r e p a i r i n g b u ild in g s a n i t a ­
tio n o r h e a tin g s y s t e m s a r e e x c lu d e d .
PLU M BER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

K e e p s t h e p l u m b i n g s y s t e m o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t in g o o d o r d e r . W o r k i n v o l v e s : K n o w l e d g e
o f s a n i t a r y c o d e s r e g a r d i n g i n s t a l l a t io n o f v e n t s a n d t r a p s in p lu m b in g s y s t e m ; i n s t a l l in g o r r e ­
p a i r i n g p i p e s a n d f i x t u r e s ; a n d o p e n i n g c l o g g e d d r a i n s w i t h a p l u n g e r o r p l u m b e r ' s s n a k e . In
g e n e r a l, th e w o rk o f th e m a in te n a n c e p lu m b e r r e q u ir e s ro u n d e d tr a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly
a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e .
S H E E T -M E T A L

W ORKER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , a n d m a i n t a in s in g o o d r e p a i r th e s h e e t - m e t a l e q u ip m e n t a n d f i x ­
t u r e s (su c h a s m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e lv e s , lo c k e r s , ta n k s , v e n t ila t o r s , c h u te s , d u c ts ,
m e t a l r o o fin g ) o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t .
W o rk i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
P la n n in g a n d la y in g
ou t a ll ty p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l m a in te n a n c e w o rk fr o m h lu e p r in ts , m o d e ls , o x o th e r s p e c if ic a t io n s ;
s e ttin g u p an d o p e r a tin g a ll a v a i la b l e ty p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o rk in g m a c h in e s ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f

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SH E E T -M E T A L

W ORKER,

M A IN T E N A N C E — C o n tin u e d

TO O L AND

h a n d t o o l s in c u t t i n g , b e n d i n g , f o r m i n g , s h a p i n g , f i t t i n g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d i n s t a l l i n g s h e e t m e ta l a r t ic le s a s r e q u ir e d .
In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f t h e m a i n t e n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a in in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t
tr a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e .
TO O L AND
(D ie

D IE

M AKER

m a k e r; jig

m a k e r ; to o l m a k e r ;

fix tu r e

m ak er;

gage

m aker)

C o n s tr u c ts an d r e p a ir s m a c h in e - sh o p t o o ls , g a g e s , j i g s , fix tu r e s o r d ie s fo r fo r g in g s ,
p u n c h in g , a n d o t h e r m e t a l - f o r m i n g w o r k .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
P la n n in g an d
la y in g o u t o f w o rk f r o m m o d e ls , b l u e p r in t s , d r a w i n g s , o r o t h e r o r a l a n d w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;

D IE

M A K E R — C o n tin u e d

u s in g a v a r i e t y o f to o l an d d ie m a k e r 's h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r ­
s ta n d in g o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a l s an d a l l o y s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t i n g o f
m a c h in e t o o ls a n d r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e l a t i n g to d im e n s io n s
o f w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , a n d t o o lin g o f m a c h in e s ; h e a t - t r e a t in g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u r in g f a b r ic a t io n
a s w e ll a s o f f in is h e d t o o ls a n d d ie s to a c h ie v e r e q u ir e d q u a l it i e s ; w o r k in g to c lo s e t o le r a n c e s ;
fit t in g an d a s s e m b l i n g o f p a r t s to p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r a n c e s a n d a l l o w a n c e s ; an d s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r i a t e
m a t e r ia l s , t o o ls , an d p r o c e s s e s .
In g e n e r a l , t h e t o o l a n d d i e m a k e r ’ s w o r k r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d
t r a in in g in m a c h i n e - s h o p a n d t o o lr o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p
o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g an d e x p e r i e n c e .

sh o p s

F o r c r o s s - in d u s t r y w ag e stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
a r e e x c lu d e d fr o m th is c la s s i f ic a t io n .

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CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
GUARD

AND

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W ATCHM AN

G u ard .
P e r f o r m s r o u tin e p o l ic e d u t ie s , e it h e r a t f ix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in t a in in g
o r d e r , u sin g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e re n e c e s s a r y .
In c lu d e s g a te m e n w ho a r e s ta tio n e d a t g a te
an d c h e c k on id e n tity o f e m p lo y e e s a n d o t h e r p e r s o n s e n t e r in g .
W a tc h m a n .
M a k es ro u n d s
th e ft, an d i ll e g a l e n tr y .
JA N IT O R ,

PO RTER,

(S w e e p e r;

OR

of p r e m ise s

p e r i o d i c a l l y in p r o t e c t i n g

p ro p e rty

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ch arw o m an ; ja n it r e s s )
For

M A T E R IA L

A w o r k e r e m p l o y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p l a n t , s t o r e , o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t
w h o s e d u t ie s in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o llo w in g :
L o a d in g an d u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s an d
m e r c h a n d is e on o r f r o m f r e ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o th e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv in g ,
o r p l a c i n g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e l o c a t i o n ; a n d t r a n s p o r t i n g m a t e r i a l s o r
m e r c h a n d is e b y h a n d tru c k , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w .
L o n g s h o r e m e n , w h o lo a d a n d u n lo a d s h ip s a r e
e x c lu d e d .

stu d y p u r p o s e s ,

R e c e iv in g c le r k
S h ip p in g c le r k
S h ip p in g a n d r e c e iv in g

w o rk ers

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c le r k

D r i v e s a t r u c k w i t h in a c i t y o r i n d u s t r i a l a r e a t o t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d i s e ,
e q u ip m e n t, o r m e n b e tw e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b li s h m e n t s s u c h a s :
M a n u fa c tu rin g p la n ts , fr e ig h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o le s a le an d r e t a i l e s t a b lis h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n r e t a il e s t a b lis h m e n t s an d
c u s t o m e r s * h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o lo a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w ith o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s ,
m a k e m in o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a i r s , a n d k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o r k in g o r d e r .
D r iv e r - s a l e s m e n an d
o v e r - th e - r o a d d r iv e r s a r e e x c lu d e d .

as

F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s iz e an d ty p e
fo llo w s ;
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r s h o u ld b e r a t e d on th e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c it y .)

o f e q u ip m e n t,

F IL L E R

(O r d e r

p ic k e r;

sto ck

s e le c to r ;

w a re h o u se

sto ck m a n )

F i l l s s h i p p i n g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f i n i s h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d i s e in a c c o r d ­
a n c e w it h s p e c i f i c a t i o n s o n s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s * o r d e r s , o r o t h e r i n s t r u c t i o n s .
M a y , in a d d it io n
to f il l in g o r d e r s an d in d ic a t in g i t e m s f il l e d o r o m it t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i ­
s it io n a d d it io n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p l i e s to s u p e r v i s o r , an d p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t e d d u t ie s .

T
T
T
T
T

r u c k d r i v e r ( c o m b in a tio n o f s i z e s l i s t e d s e p a r a t e ly )
r u c k d r i v e r , l i g h t ( u n d e r 1 V2 t o n s )
r u c k d r i v e r , m e d i u m ( 1 V2 t o a n d i n c l u d i n g 4 t o n s )
r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y (o v e r 4 t o n s , t r a i l e r ty p e )
r u c k d r iv e r , h e a v y (o v e r 4 t o n s , o th e r th an t r a i l e r ty p e )

TRUCKER,
PACKER,

w age

T R U C K D R IV E R

H A N D L IN G

( L o a d e r an d u n lo a d e r ; h a n d le r an d s t a c k e r ; s h e lv e r ; t r u c k e r ; s to c k m a n o r s to c k h e lp e r ; w a r e ­
h o u se m a n o r w a r e h o u se h e lp e r)

ORDER

CLERK

P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e f o r s h ip m e n t , o r r e c e i v e s a n d i s r e s p o n s ib le f o r in c o m in g s h ip ­
m e n ts o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o th e r m a t e r ia l s .
S h ip p in g w o rk i n v o lv e s :
A k n o w le d g e o f s h ip p in g
p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t ic e s , r o u te s , a v a ila b le m e a n s of tr a n s p o r ta tio n , an d r a te ; an d p r e p a r in g r e c ­
o r d s o f th e g o o d s s h ip p e d , m a k in g u p b i l l s o f l a d in g , p o s t in g w e ig h t a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s , an d
k e e p in g a f ile o f s h ip p in g r e c o r d s .
M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g t h e m e r c h a n d i s e f o r s h i p ­
m e n t.
R e c e iv in g w o rk in v o lv e s :
V e r i f y i n g o r d i r e c t i n g o t h e r s in v e r i f y i n g t h e c o r r e c t n e s s o f
s h ip m e n ts a g a i n s t b i l ls o f la d in g , in v o ic e s , o r o th e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g fo r s h o r t a g e s an d r e je c t in g
d a m a g e d g o o d s ; r o u t in g m e r c h a n d is e o r m a t e r i a l s to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; an d m a in t a in in g n e c e s ­
s a r y r e c o r d s an d f ile s .

C le a n s a n d k e e p s in a n o r d e r l y c o n d it io n f a c t o r y w o r k in g a r e a s a n d w a s h r o o m s , o r
p r e m i s e s o f a n o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t ie s in v o lv e
a c o m b in a tio n o f th e fo llo w in g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , an d p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h ip s , t r a s h , an d o th e r r e f u s e ; d u s t in g e q u ip m e n t , f u r n it u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o lis h in g m e t a l f ix t u r e s
o r t r i m m in g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p l i e s a n d m in o r m a in t e n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; an d c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w ­
e r s , a n d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w h o s p e c i a l i z e in w in d o w w a s h i n g a r e e x c l u d e d .
LABO RER,

R E C E IV IN G

PO W ER

S H IP P IN G

P r e p a r e s f i n i s h e d p r o d u c t s f o r s h i p m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p l a c i n g t h e m in s h i p p i n g c o n ­
t a i n e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d b e i n g d e p e n d e n t u p o n t h e t y p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r o f
u n its to b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n t a in e r e m p lo y e d , a n d m e th o d o f s h ip m e n t . W o rk r e q u i r e s th e
p l a c i n g o f i t e m s in s h i p p i n g c o n t a i n e r s a n d m a y i n v o l v e o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g ;
K n o w l­
e d g e o f v a r i o u s i t e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r t o v e r i f y c o n t e n t ; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r i a t e t y p e a n d s i z e
o f c o n t a i n e r ; i n s e r t i n g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a i n e r ; u s i n g e x c e l s i o r o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l t o p r e v e n t
b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c lo s in g a n d s e a l in g c o n t a in e r ; an d a p p ly in g l a b e l s o r e n t e r in g id e n tify in g
d a ta on c o n ta in e r . P a c k e r s w ho a ls o m a k e w o o d en b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c lu d e d .




O p e ra te s a
t r a n s p o r t g o o d s an d
e s ta b lis h m e n t.

m a n u a lly c o n tr o lle d
g a s o lin e - o r e le c tr ic - p o w e r e d
t r u c k o r t r a c t o r to
m a t e r i a l s o f a l l k in d s a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r in g p la n t , o r o th e r

F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f t r u c k , a s f o llo w s :
T ru ck er,
T ru ck er,

pow er
pow er

(fo r k lift)
(o th e r th a n fo r k lift)

A l i s t of the l a t e s t a v a i l a b l e b u l l e t i n s i s p r e s e n t e d b e lo w . A d i r e c t o r y of a r e a w a g e s t u d i e s in c lu d in g m o r e l i m i t e d s t u d i e s c o n d u c te d at the
r e q u e s t of the W age and H o u r and P u b l i c C o n t r a c t s D i v i s i o n s of the D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r i s a v a i l a b l e on r e q u e s t . B u l l e t i n s m a y b e p u r c h a s e d f r o m
the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of D o c u m e n t s , U .S . G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , W a s h in g to n , D . C . , 204 0 2 , o r f r o m an y of the B L S r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s shown on
the i n s i d e f r o n t c o v e r .
A rea
A k r o n , Ohio, J u l y 1969 1 ________________________________
A lb any —S c h e n e c t a d y —T ro y, N . Y . , M a r . 1969 1------------A l b u q u e r q u e , N. M e x . , A p r . 1 9 6 9 _______________________
A lle n tow n —B e t h l e h e m —E a s t o n , P a . —N . J . , M a y 1969----A t l a n t a , G a . , M a y 1 9 6 9 __________________________________
B a l t i m o r e , M d ., Aug. 1969_____________________________
B e a u m o n t - P o r t Arthux—O r a n g e , T e x . , M a y 1969 1____
B i n g h a m t o n , N . Y . , J u l y 1969____________________________
B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , A p r . 1969 1---------------------------------B o i s e C ity , Idaho, J u l y 1968 1 __________________________
B o s t o n , M a s s . , A u g. 1969_______________________________
B u f f a l o , N . Y . , Oct. 1969_________________________________
B u r l i n g t o n , V t., M a r . 1969 1 ____________________________
C an to n , Ohio, M a y 1 9 6 9 _________________________________
C h a r l e s t o n , W. V a . , A p r . 1 9 6 9 _________________________
C h a r l o t t e , N . C . , M a r . 1969_____________________________
C h a t t a n o o g a , T e n n . - G a . , S e p t . 1969____________________
C h i c a g o , 111., A p r . 1969 1 _______________________________
C i n c in n a ti , Ohio—K y .—I n d . , M a r . 1969 1 ________________
C l e v e l a n d , Ohio, S e p t . 1969_____________________________
C o l u m b u s , O hio, O c t. 1969_____________________________
D a l l a s , T e x . , Oct. 1969____-_______ -___ ________________
D a v e n p o r t —R o c k I s l a n d —M o lin e , I o w a ^ I l l . ,
O ct. 1969 1_______________________________________________
D ay ton , O hio, J a n . 1969 1 _______________________________
D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 _______________________________
D e s M o i n e s , Iow a, M a r . 1969___________________________
D e t r o i t , M i c h ., J a n . 1969 1 _____________________________
F o r t W orth, T e x . , Oct. 1969____________________________
G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y 1969_____________________________
G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M a y 1969 ^------------------------------------H o u st o n , T e x . , M a y 1969 1______________________________
I n d i a n a p o l i s , Ind., O ct. 1969____________________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1969 1_____________________________
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , J a n . 1969 1 _________________________
K a n s a s C ity , M o . - K a n s . , S e p t. 1969____________________
L a w r e n c e —H a v e r h i l l , M a s s . —N .H ., J u n e 1969 _________
L i t t l e R ock—N o r th L i t t l e R o c k , A r k . , J u l y 1969_______
L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h and A n a h e im —S a n t a A n a G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1969 1 ___________________
L o u i s v i l l e , K y .—Ind., Nov. 1969 1________________________
L u b b o c k , T e x . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 ______________________________
M a n c h e s t e r , N .H ., J u l y 1969____________________________
M e m p h i s , T en n .—A r k . , N ov. 1968_______________________
M i a m i , F l a . , N ov. 1969_________________________________
M id la n d and O d e s s a , T e x . , M a r . 1969__________________
M i l w a u k e e , W i s . , A p r . 1969_____________________________
M i n n e a p o l is —St. P a u l , M in n ., J a n . 1969----------------------

Bu lletin num ber
and p r i c e
1625-89,
1625-56,
1625-67,
1625-86,
1625-77,
1660- 1 1,
1625-75,
1660-5,
1625-65,
1625-6,
1660-16,
1660-29,
1625-54,
1625-73,
1625-71,
1625-61,
1660-9,
1625-82,
1625-63,
1660-22,
1660-27,
1660-23,

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45 c e n t s
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30 c e n t s
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35 c e n ts

1660-20,
1625-42,
1625-39,
1625-62,
1625-58,
1660- 18,
1660-8,
1625-70,
1625-83,
1660-25,
1625-45,
1625-37,
1660- 10,
1625-79,
1660-2,

35c e n t s
35 c e n ts
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
50 c e n ts
30c e n t s
30c e n t s
35 c e n ts
45 c e n t s
30c e n ts
35 c e n t s
35 c e n ts
35c e n ts
30 c e n ts
30 c e n ts

1625-78,
1660-28,
1625-53,
1660-3,
1625-30,
1660-32,
1625-49,
1625-66,
1625-47,

50 c e n t s
40 c e n t s
30 c e n ts
30c e n ts
30 c e n t s
30 c e n ts
25 c e n ts
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s

D a t a o n e s t a b li s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v isio n s a r e a l s o p r e s e n te d .




A rea
M u s k e g o n —M u s k e g o n H e i g h t s , M i c h ., M a y 1 9 6 9 _______
N e w a r k and J e r s e y C i t y , N . J . , J a n . 1969______________
New H a v e n , Con n ., J a n . 1 9 6 9 ___________________________
New O r l e a n s , L a . , F e b . 1969 1 _________________________
New Y o r k , N . Y . , A p r . 1969_____________________________
N o r f o l k —P o r t s m o u t h an d N e w p o r t N e w s—
H a m p to n , V a . , J u n e 1968______________________________
O k l a h o m a C i ty , O k l a . , J u l y 1 9 6 9 * ______________________
O m a h a , N e b r . —Iowa, S e p t . 1969________________________
P a t e r s o n —C lifto n —P a s s a i c , N . J . , M a y 1969____________
P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . —N . J . , Nov. 1968______________________
P h o e n i x , A r i z . , M a r . 1969______________________________
P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n . 1969______________________________
P o r t l a n d , M a i n e , Nov. 1969 1 ___________________________
P o r t l a n d , O r e g . —W a s h ., M a y 1969______________________
P r o v i d e n c e —P a w t u c k e t —W a rw ic k , R .I.—M a s s . ,
M a y 1969 1 _____________________________________ _________
R a l e i g h , N . C . , Aug. 1969________________________________
R ic h m o n d , V a . , M a r . 1969______________________________
R o c h e s t e r , N .Y . (o f f ic e o c c u p a t i o n s only),
J u l y 1969____________________ ___________________________
R o c k f o r d , 111., M a y 1969 ________________________________
St. L o u i s , Mo.—111., M a r . 1969 1_________________________
S a l t L a k e C ity , Utah, N ov. 1969 1______________________
S a n An ton io, T e x . , J u n e 1969 1 _________________________
S a n B e r n a r d i n o —R i v e r s i d e —O n t a r i o , C a l i f . ,
O ct. 1968 1 -------------------------------------------------------------S a n D ie g o , C a l i f . , Nov. 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
S a n F r a n c i s c o —O a k la n d , C a l i f . , O ct. 1968______________
S a n J o s e , C a l i f . , S e p t . 1969 1____________________________
S a v a n n a h , G a . , M a y 1969________________________________
S c r a n t o n , P a . , J u l y 1969________________________________
S e a t t l e ^ E v e r e t t , W a s h . , Nov. 1968 1 ___________________
S i o u x F a l l s , S. D a k ., S e p t . 1969________________________
South B e n d , Ind., M a r . 1969_____________________________
S p o k a n e , W a s h ., J u n e 1969 _____________________________
S y r a c u s e , N . Y . , J u l y 1969______________________________
T a m p a —St. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , A ug. 1969 1______________
T o l e d o , Ohio—M i c h ., F e b . 1969 1________________________
T r e n t o n , N . J . , S e p t . 1969_______________________________
U t i c a —R o m e , N .Y ., J u l y 1969___________________________
W a s h in g to n , D .C .—Md.—V a . , S e p t . 1968_________________
W a t e r b u r y , C o n n ., M a r . 1969___________________________
W a t e r l o o , Iow a, Nov. 1 9 6 8 1_____________________________
W ic h ita , K a n s . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 ______________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , M a y 1969___________________________
Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1969------------------------------------------------Y ou n g stow n —W a r r e n , O hio, Nov. 1968__________________

Bu lletin n um ber
and p r i c e
1625-80,
1625-46,
1625-38,
1625-51,
1625-88,

30 c e n t s
40 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
60 c e n t s

1575-85,
1660- 17,
1660- 12,
1625-87,
1625-48,
1625-60,
1625-59,
1660-26,
1625-76,

30 c e n t s
35c e n t s
30c e n t s
35c e n t s
50 c e n t s
30 c e n ts
35 c e n t s
35c e n ts
30 c e n t s

1625-74,
1660-6,
1625-69,

35c e n t s
30c e n ts
30 c e n ts

1660-4,
1625-72,
1625-64,
1660-30,
1625-85,

30c e n t s
30 c e n ts
50 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35c e n ts

1625-25,
1625-32,
1625-44,
1660-24,
1625-68,
1660- 15,
1625-43,
1660-14,
1625-55,
1625-81,
1660- 13,
1660-7,
1625-57,
1660-21,
1660- 1,
1625-22,
1625-50,
1625-31,
1625-41,
1625-84,
1625-52,
1625-34,

40 c e n t s
30 c e n ts
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30c e n t s
35 c e n t s
25c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30c e n ts
35c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30c e n t s
35 c e n ts
30 c e n ts
35 c e n ts
30 c e n t s
30 c e n ts
30 c e n ts
30 c e n t s

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